Gospel singer Sfiso Ncwane performs at the festival activities which takes place over the Easter weekend from Thursday 24th Ð Sunday 28th March 2016, 25 March 2016. Festival goers can look forward to seeing Metro FM award winning rappers Fifi Cooper, EMtee and hip hop group WTF (Witness the Funk) amongst other hip hop acts and those who prefer soulful sounds Lira, Zahara, Zonke and Mafikizolo will be amongst the performers. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
Gospel musician Sfiso Ncwane has passed on. According to a statement from the Ncwane family, the Kulungile Baba hit maker died on Monday in Fourways Life hospital after a short illness.
The illness started on Sunday night at his Johannesburg home. He was then taken to hospital, where he was admitted and diagnosed with kidney failure and was later moved to the Intensive Care unit.
“He unfortunately took his last breath at 09h30 am Monday morning in the presence and arms of his loving wife Ayanda Ncwane.”
The family said they would communicate details of the funeral in due course.
May his soul rest in peace.
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Earlier this year, he was admitted to hospital due to Malaria. His wife, Ayanda Ncwane, at the time took to Instagram to share the news with fans and ask for prayers.
“As you sleep tonight please put @sfisoncwane in your prayers, he caught malaria while he travelled to Musina a week ago… We are trusting the great physician Doctor Jesus for healing,” she said.
The gospel star later shared the news with fans, asking for prayers.
“Please put me in Prayers I’m Mot well,” he wrote.
Ncwane recently released a track that some of his fans say is a hip-hop song. He appeared on SABC 3‘s The Weekend Edition in October and also performed his track titled Hands Up.
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In a video posted on Facebook by Terry Mudau, the artist can be seen doing some “hip-hop” moves and singing along to the song, resulting in some of his fans thinking the video was edited.
He sings: “Let me see your hands up, let me see your hand if you’re joining me,” further saying he has made up his mind to leave the things of the world.
Watch the video below:
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Ncwane is popularly known for his hit songs Kulungile Baba:
Fans took to Twitter to share send their condolences to the Ncwane family:
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