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| PROVINCE: |
ZN = kwaZulu-Natal |
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| SKILLS: |
Producer, Playwright, Actor,
Singer, Composer, Director, Instructor,
Producer, |
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| LEVEL: |
5 = Over 30 years in the Industry |
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AWARDS
A=Award
N=Nomination |
| 2005 |
A: Best Musical Director/
Score/Arrangement
(Sarafina) |
Naledi TH Awards 2004 |
| 1996 |
A: Supporting Actor
'Asinamali' |
FNB Vita Awards |
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N: Composer
'Lion King' Movie Soundtrack |
Grammy Awards |
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A: Multi-Platinum Disc
over 6mil copies sold of 'Lion King' Album |
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A: Gold & Platinum Disc
'African Solution', the single |
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A: Best Soundtrack
'Magic at 4am' |
FNB Asami
Awards |
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A: Best Original Cast Recording
'Sarafina' |
Tony Awards |
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A: 11 Awards for 'Sarafina' |
NAACP Image
Awards |
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N: 5 Tony's for 'Sarafina' |
Tony Awards |
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A: Various International Awards
'Asinamali' |
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N: Best Director 'Asinamali' |
Tony Awards |
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A: Various International Awards
'Woza Albert' |
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A: Various Gold Discs for music |
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BUSINESS: |
Director & Founder of 'Committed Artists'
Manager: 'KZN Music House'
Manager: 'Mbongeni Ngema Records'
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THEATRE
A=Award
N=Nomination |
| 2009 Dec |
'Lion of the East'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
| 2005 |
'The Zulu'
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as Director |
| 2004 |
'Sarafina' |
as Director &
Musical
Director(A) |
| 2006 |
'Bhambada The Freedom Fighter' |
as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
| 2005 |
'House of Shaka'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
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'The Zulu'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
| 1997 |
'Maria-Maria'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
| 1996 |
'Asinamali'
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as Actor (A) |
| 1995 |
'Best of Mbongeni Ngema'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
| 1995 |
'Mama'
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as Writer,
Composer,
Dir, Chor |
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'Magic At 4am'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir (A) |
| 1990 |
'Sheila's Day'
co-Writer:Duma kaNdlovu
at (Crossroads TH USA) |
as Writ, Prod
& Dir |
| 1990 |
'Township Fever'
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as Writ, Prod
& Dir(A) |
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'Sarafina'
at ( Market TH
Lincoln Centre,
& 2 years on Broadway) |
as Writ, Prod
& Dir(A) |
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'Asinamali'
at ( Market TH,
Roger Furman TH, New York,
World & SA Tour) |
as Writ, Prod
& Dir (A) |
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'Woza Albert'
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as Writer
& Actor |
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'People Are Living There' |
as Actor |
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MUSIC
A=Award
N=Nomination |
| 1997 |
'Woza My Fohloza' the Album |
as Composer
Producer |
| 1994 |
'African Solution'
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as Composer
& Producer |
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'Felicia on E-TV' Theme Song |
as Composer
& Producer |
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HIGHLIGHTS
2001
Name Engraved at entrance of Durban City Hall
with Oliver Tambo, Miriam Makeba, Nelson Mandela, and others |
1998
'Walk of Fame' induction in front of Lucille Lortel Theatre
in Manhattan, New York as one of the greatest TH writers of the centuary |
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