Moeketsi Gibe

MOEKETSI GIBE, percussionist and musician, grew up in post-apartheid South Africa. He obtained his Performers Diploma in African Music and Dance with a focus on drumming at the University of Cape Town. Since moving to the U.S., Moeketsi has worked as a teaching artist for organizations such as Destiny Arts Center, Attitudinal Healing Connection and Get Empowered. He performs with Zulu Spears Band of South Africa and Chinyakare Ensemble Music and Dance of Zimbabwe. Moeketsi also toured with Zuma Zuma, an African Acrobatic music and dance show. Moeketsi’s philosophy is based on an African proverb "Motho ke motho ka batho" meaning "a person is a person because of people.