Ményatšô Mathôlê is one of South Africa’s most prolific guitarists started his career as a musician at an early age with his self-made tin guitar in the Free State. Mentored by Dimape at age 15, his guitar playing skills were further developed through performances with more prominent and established artists – including renowned flautist Lemmy Mabaso, and Mr Township Zakes Nkosi, and later co-founded three groups with fellow musicians.
He recorded and produced six albums plus a maxi album with SAKHILE, collaborating with the innovative afro-fusion jazz band in cultural exchange programs internationally and locally. In 1991 the Menyatso-founded band Sakhile commemorated the band’s 10th anniversary at Wembley Stadium with a highly successful international celebration of Nelson Mandela’s release, Menyatso would later enrol with the University of Cape Town to study and subsequently collaborate with several top musicians from all over the country.