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Sfiso Ncwane (April 21, 1979 – December 5, 2016) was a South African singer and composer. In 1997, Ncwane joined the Mlazi based band called New Edition, joining lead vocalist Ntombifuthi Mntambo and drummer Skhumbuzo Gumede. Ncwane also joined a band called ‘One Touch’, lead vocalist Mr Joe Gcabashe and the Keyboard players: Sikhona Gumede and Senzo Sabela.Ncwane signed a record deal with Bula Music and released his debut studio album Makadunyiswe in 2001.At the 20th ceremony of Mzansi Gospel Awards, Ncwane scooped two awards Best Praise Album of the Year and Worship Album of the Year. “Kulungile Baba” was certified 3× platinum in South Africa with sales of 350 000 copies and won Record of the Year at the 19th ceremony of South African Music Awards and also nominated for SABC Crown Gospel Awards Song of the Year. On July 5, 2016, his last album Wethembekile Baba was released in South Africa.
On December 4, 2016, Ncwane was hospitalized at Life Fourways Hospital, Johannesburg and died at the age of 37.
He started a charity called Sfiso Ncwane Bursary Foundation, which donated school uniforms to children in rural areas.
