Coming to South Africa from his birth land, Mozambique aged just sixteen, Gito Baloi began what was to become an illustrious musical career. By the time he was twenty he was a household name all over Southern Africa touring internationally as vocalist and bassist for the group Tananas. From 1995 he began a concurrent solo recording career, releasing four albums before his untimely death – he was killed in central Joburg, South Africa on his way back from a performance in Pretoria on 4th April 2004.

“Beyond” is a post humous album, ten previously unreleased tracks which Gito had begun recording and which were completed by producer Dave Reynolds and a host of big name studio guests: Steve Newman (of Tananas), Paul Hanmer, Ian Herman (of Tananas), Dave Reynolds, McCoy Mrubata, Moses Khumalo, Pedro Da Silva Pinto (of 340ml), Tlale Makhene, Tony Cox, Frank Paco, Nibs Van Der Spuy, Deepak Ram, Rui Soeiro (of 340ml), Bernice Boikanyo, Paulo Chibanga (of 340ml), Thuli Mdlalose, Eliot Short, Vusi Maseko and Graeme S