JV & The Tiger Band

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Objectives  : To become a highly entertaining dance and music group that can eventually influence the future of planet earth

Awareness : Tigers would like to play to cross cultural audiences in Africa and globally creating an awareness of the  destruction of our fragile planet and it’s endangered species.

Inspiration: The band was inspired by John Varty (JV), conservationist, film maker and protest singer. 

Glad Khoza: 18 years old. Glad is a dancer, singer and drummer. She grew up in the small village  called  Somerset, near Kruger National Park in the province of  Mpumalanga in South Africa. Glad is from the Shangaan tribe.

Phindile Mathebula: 30 years old from a small village called Belfast near Kruger National Park. Phindile is a singer, dancer and drummer. Phindile is a mother to Pardon who  is 6 years old.

Gift Khoza: 23 years old and  is Glad’s older sister. She is a singer, drummer and dancer. Gift wants to study Human Resource Management.

John Varty (JV): Is the founding owner of the world famous  Londolozi Game Reserve. He is the founder of Londolozi Productions (42 documentaries were made). He is the founder of the ex-situ conservation project Tiger Canyons. JV is the founder of JV Images which has produced 4 books. JV is the founder of  "The Campfire Singer Music". JV is a singer, songwriter and  aspiring protest singer

Makhubela Remember: 21 years old. Singer, dancer and drummer.

The Music : The music is crossover, merging the Shangaan   and western culture  in an  entertaining  style . Ultimately the Tigers want to become  a global force in environmental and protest music.

The Dancing: The dancing is  original  from the lyrics using traditional Shangaan dance and western techniques.

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Drumming : Is traditional Shangaan drumming using Dyembis  and Bongos