Sipho Gumede (17 ngoMbasa 1952- 26 ngoNtulikazi 2004) wabe eyinkakha yomculo wohlobo lwe-Jazz eNingizimu Afrika futhi edume kakhulu nasemazweni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele. UGumede wabe edume kakhulu ngokudlala isigingci sebhazi futhi ezibhalela yena umculo, wayephinde abe abengomunye wabasunguli beqembu lomculo elabe laziwa ngokuthi yiSakhile. Idumela lakhe walakh ngokuthi ahlanganise umculo we-jazz kanye nemiculo noma imisindo yase-Afrika. UPhakathwayo wazalwela endaweni yeseCato Manor ngesikhathi iseyindawo yamaNdiya kuphela eThekwini. Kusukela emncane okaGumede wabe enothando olukhulu lomculo, ngalokhu wazakhela isigingci ngethini legalane elalivulwe imbobo, yahlanganiswa ngezintambo ukuze ifane nesigingci. Kwathi esenimnyaka eyi-8 basuswa kulendawo nguhulumeni wobandlululo ngaphansi komthetho we-Group Areas Act ngeminyaka yezi-1960. Esenemyaka engama-12 wahamba wayohlala epulazini elingaphandle kwaseMlazi . Esekulo leli pulazi wathola ukufunda kabanzi ngezinhlobo eziningi zomculo emishadweni kanye nasemncwabeni. Kwakuthi njalo uma bephuma esikoleni waye kolusa izinkomo, khona lapho ekwaluseni ukuqhuba isikhathi wabe edlala isigingci sakhe "sokuzakhela". Kwathi ngokukhula kwakhe kunokuba adlale lesi abe ezakhele sona isigingci wabe estsheleka esangempela ukuze aqhube isiphiwo sakhe sokudlala isigingci Eseniminyaka engama-16 waphindela eMlazi lapho ahlangana noCyril Magubane owabe engumdlali wesigingci wohlobo lomculo we-Jazz.