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Mbongeni Ngema

Mbongeni Ngema was a South African composer, theatre director, playwright, screenwriter, librettist and executive producer (1955–2023). He was born at Verulam and died at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.

Also recorded as Mbongheni Ngema.

Overview

Born at Verulam in 1955, died at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality in 2023.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Mbongheni Ngema. His recorded language was English.

He married Leleti Khumalo.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1970 to 1995.

Woza Albert! Contemporary African Plays. Sarafina! Woza Albert. Mbongeni Ngema's Sarafina! The best of Mbongeni Ngema, dated 1995. Vessel (Ukhamba), dated 1970/90, blackened terracotta, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1996.435.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Mtwa, Percy / Ngema, Mbongeni / Simon, Barney: Woza Albert!, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Mbongeni Ngema: A Theater of the Ancestors, Theatre Topics, 1994. Mtwa, Percy / Ngema, Mbongeni / Simon, Barney, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. The Rise and Fall of Mbongeni Ngema, South African Theatre as/and Intervention, 1999. Mbongeni Ngema: A Theatre of Resistance, Rhythm, and Reckoning (10 May 1955 - 27 December 2023), African Performance Review, 2026.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Works named in the authority record are Woza Albert!

Distinctions recorded are star on Playwrights' Sidewalk.

Chronology

  1. 1955Mbongeni Ngema born at Verulam.
  2. 1995The best of Mbongeni Ngema.
  3. 2023Mbongeni Ngema died at Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Mbongeni Ngema”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6799750: Mbongeni Ngema

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