Barry van Zyl is a Cape Town based musician, producer, composer and drummer. He performs globally every year with the Johnny Clegg Band.
Recent recording highlights :
- The Annie Lennox ‘Christmas Cornucopia’ album;
- Die Antwoord album ‘Tension’;
- Percussion score for Hollywood animation features ‘Zambezia’ and ‘Khumba’;
- Johnny Clegg Band Live andUnplugged;
- Johnny Clegg Live At the Royal Albert Hall Concert and DVD from March 2013.
Performed and/or recorded with:
- Peter Gabriel
- Oliver Mtukudzi
- Ernest Ranglin
- Johnny Clegg
- Carlos Santana
- Anton Goosen
- Michelle Shocked
- The Soweto Gospel Choir
- The Hothouse Flowers
- Mcoy Mrubata
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- The London Chamber Orchestra
- Moses Taiwa Molelekwa
- Valiant Swart
- Annie Lennox
- Zim Ngqawana
- Pops Mohamed
- Arno Carstens
- Black
- Theuns Jordaan
- Tony Cox
- Paul Hanmer
- Soweto String Quartet
- Beki Khoza
- Vusi Mathlasela
- Rian Malan
- Breyton Breytenbach
- Mick Hucknall
- Will Smith.
Barry studied at the Musicians Institute Of Technology in Los Angeles between 1990 and 1995, graduating with Honors. He also completed the ‘invite only‘ post grad Encore program. In 1996, he received a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Barry was awarded the 2015 Dean’s scholarship at Henley Business College and is completing his Music & Creative Industries MBA.
Barry has lectured at WITS, Pretoria Techikon, UKZN, UCT and Drumtech, London.
Barry and Josh Hawks (Freshlyground) facilitate executive education workshops in ‘the invisible strategies of creativity’ in association with Henley Business College (slavestotherhythm.com).
Barry van Zyl is endorsed by:
DW drums, Zildjian Cymbals and Vic Firth sticks, brushes and mallets.