Zim Ngqawana

The youngest of five children, Ngqawana started playing flute at the age of 21, eventually becoming proficient on alto, tenor and baritone saxophone as well.

He toured the United States with his band "Ingoma" in 1995, and he made an appearance at Black History Week in Chicago.

He performed a duet with poet Lefifi Tladi in the documentary Giant Steps (2005), directed by Geoff Mphakati and Aryan Kaganof.

He performed a duet concert in the rubble of the vandalised building with Cape Town pianist Kyle Shepherd.

Ngqawana suffered from stroke during a rehearsal and was taken to Helen Joseph hospital and succumbed from bleeding on the brain.

Zim Ngqawana in 2008.
Zim Ngqawana in 2006.