An accomplished, singer, dancer and instrumentalist, Doreen was born in Natal then grew up in Durban, South Africa. She plays African instruments such as mbira and umqangala. While in school she took part in singing and dancing, but it was in dancing that she would really excel. She became the solo dancer for a group called African Follies that toured several countries. 
Doreen settled in Britain in 1971 and was lead singer in the London's West End spectacular South African musical ‘Ipi Tombi' for 8 years. This led to her being a founder member of Shikisha, a Zulu women's dance group. Other musicals she has starred in include ‘The Pied Piper of Hamelin' and ‘Poppie Nongena', both in London.
In 1983 Doreen was in Kenya to join with Mose Fan Fan's band Somo Somo for the recording of the song 'Jolie Africa' that is on the CD Belle Epoque (see CDs).
Very often Doreen conducts cultural arts workshops in schools, community centres or arts centres in Britain. One such occasion was during the big Celebrate South Africa festival in London in May 2001. She has also worked in this capacity in other parts of Europe and USA and Canada. Two memorable moments in her career were at the Royal Command Performance  at the Commonwealth Institute and at the launch of Virgin airline's route to South Africa. Currently Doreen is a singer and dancer in the fusion band Transglobal Underground. The band was on a very