Avante is: 1. A gospel group from South-Africa. They released their first album (Sinethemba) in 1997, and have since become one of the most popular South African gospel groups. 2011 became a difficult year for the group when groupmember Siphiwe Khanyile passed away in Februari. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.