Name: Sterra on Percussion

Music style: Jazz, Deep house, tech house, funky house, electro house, Progressive house

Sthembiso a.k.a Sterra Specializing in creation of themes for different kind of events such as Birthdays, Corporate events, Sports events, House parties, music festivals and fashion shows by being featured by top local and international DJs and Bands performing as a percussionist (Djembe Drum) and He also works together with a Saxophonist on special occasions.
Last Year I did a song with Lady Lea of which is out these year 2009 in the Start a party J&B Compilation CD feat 10 top S.A Dj’s and It will also be out on Lady Lea’s Divas on Desk Vol 1 album.
Recently his Producing a radio show called Beat Route Show on Sound republic Dance web Radio (www.soundrepublic.co.za) and played at H20 5th Birthday, Live in Roger goode’s Saturday Surgery.
Major events:

•Return of the grapes episodes
•H20
•Fu cha Gathering Festival
•Live at the Power of 5(5fm)
•Pink Festival (Metro Fm event)
•Deco park: Miller Party
•Awarding woman in Business and Government(Kaya Fm)
•Vodacom Summer Feva in Lesotho

Played alongside Local DJ's such as:
•Dj Fresh
•Roger Goode
•Erica Elle
•House Hold Funk
•Ricardo da Costa
•Ryn Dent
•Craige Massive
•Lady Lea
•Black Sheep
•Mark stent
•Small Paul etc

Played alongside International DJ's such as:
•Paul Van Dyk
•Fatboy Slim
•Chris Lake
Jay West
•Ziggy Kinder
•Goldfish etc

Clubs Played At:
•Vacca Matta (PMB,DBN and JHB)
•Truth(Midrand)
•Mynt (Northriding)
•Nicci Beach(Boksburg)
•Time Café(Lesotho)
•Mafalala(Maputo)
•Casa nostra(Durban)
•Baseline(Newtown)
•Juice(Midrand)
•Gold bar (Rosebank)
•The Woods(Newtown)
•Taboo(Sandton)
•FTV(Silver Casino, Sunning Hill and Sandton)
•News Café around JHB
•Cofi(Pretoria and Centurion)
•Carfax (Newtown) etc.

Biography
Sterra’s childhood was to make music and play for an audience. Through those early years Sterra did everything he could to further establish his dreams, working many jobs doing very long hours until finally being able to buy a Microphone, Stand and the Drum (djembe). With these tools he was able to make his mark in the industry by playing in different clubs.
After a few performances, Natural Groove (Best Club in Jo’burg) approached Sterra to be resident player.
•He was playing backing instruments for sofasonke youth club and being a lead vocalist for the group called Vibe Circle.
•Sterra with his group manages to cut a deal with recording company called Frontline to release his debut album called Vibe Mission.
•After that He started a career in radio (Trans Africa Radio DSTV channel 73 audio bouquet) as a content producer, music compiler and news editing.
•Recently his producing a radio show called Beat Route Show on Sound republic Dance web Radio (www.soundrepublic.co.za) and resident at Nicci Beach in Boksburg (Old Sutra) and F.eu(Fresh and Euphonic)Parties.