Jabu Khanyile was a South African musician and lead vocalist from the band Bayete.

Born: 28 February 1957 in Soweto, Khanyile performed at the Live 8 concert in Johannesburg in July 2005. His final public appearance was in July 2006 at the “Africa Calling” handover ceremony at the end of the World Cup in Berlin. 

He died in November 2006 after a battle with diabetes and prostate cancer.