QHAWEKAZI GIYOSE

I am an ethnomusicologist, researcher, musician, writer and teacher, originally from East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. I am passionate about the preservation of indigenous knowledge systems, music, instruments and using musical sound to help alleviate the anxiety and stress disorders experienced by youths (and the greater community). I studied music and the dramatic arts and obtained my BA Degree in Ethnomusicology and Jazz vocals at Rhodes University & completed my BA Honours in Music at the University of Fort Hare. I am currently completing my Master’s Degree in Ethnomusicology through the International Library of African Music at Rhodes University, as a member of the jazz heritage project titled “Research on the neo- traditional jazz heritage of the Eastern Cape from a developmental perspective”.

Ethnographic research in African Music 

Ethnomusicological research

Research and Archiving

Arts, culture and heritage internships 

T.V production 

2019 - 2021 Researcher & writer

Sivubuhle Media

Researcher on uHADI Documentary

Script-writer for uHadi Documentary

Co-ordinator

2018 Vocal Music Teacher

International College of Arts, Hanoi Vietnam

Vocal coach

Performance Trainer

Music Theory teacher

2018 Resident musician

Urban Gentry Jazz Club, Hanoi Vietnam

• Vocalist
2017 Vocal Music Teacher Woodstock Academy of Music, Cape Town

• Vocal Coach – technique, improvisation, vocal harmony

2017 Researcher & Vocalist

Found At Sea, Cape Town

Researching Indigenous music

Jazz and world music ensemble

Inspired and trained by internationally acclaimed Musical

bow master, Madosini

2020 - 2021 Rhodes University MA Degree in Music & Ethnomusicology

The Neo-Traditional Jazz Heritage of the Eastern Cape

2019 University of Fort Hare Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in Music

Advanced theory of African Music and Jazz

Special theme in History of African Music

Fieldwork and research techniques

Creative studies

Music Technology

Research topic: The Popularization of uHadi Bow Music: A study of Cultural Preservation and Performance, from the Seed of the Calabash and Beyond.

2014 - 2016 Rhodes University Bachelor of Arts Degree

Ethnomusicology

Vocal studies in Classical and Jazz & Music theory

Dramatic arts & Costume Design

Music Health and the Brain

existential conversations- focus in service learning &

community development

Music in the community - music therapy and teaching.

Active Listening & Performance Studies