The name Themba Mkhize evokes a whole catalogue of contemporary South African crossover musical endeavours.

The man has been involved in many projects which, though too numerous to mention, are worth glossing over. No serious follower, appreciator, collector, critic, teacher, archivist, practitioner, producer of South African music can climb on rooftops and vociferously claim not to have noticed the influence of groups like Bayethe and Sakhile in our musical embroidery. Themba Mkhize has been associated with these groups