The Reverend Lester V Mackenzie, a native of South Africa and 3rd generation priest, was nurtured in the womb of freedom, the South African Anglican Church during Apartheid in Cape Town. Lester began singing at age 7 guided by his grandmother, who trained with the Royal School of Church Music and with Barry Smith, organist and master of choristers St. Georges Cathedral, Cape Town South Africa.https://about.me/frmack">