Ndingo Johwa
Ndingo Johwa (born 4 April 1950) is a Motswana trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, Guitarist, composer and singer. He is known for his jazz compositions, as well as for writing the "Phondanyama" song. He is part of the "Re Batswana Music Ensemble". Early life. Ndingo Johwa was born in Ramokgwebana, a village in the North-East District of Botswana, close to the eastern border, which is defined by the Ramokgwebana River. Plumtree, Zimbabwe is on the other side of the border crossing. He began singing as a child in church as a baritone singer, in the church choir. He later  went for guitar lessons, like Louis Mhlanga, in the Francistown Baptist church Botswana in 1970. During that time, Johwa played for the church and sung the likes of gumbaya songs, it was something he said enjoyed most. As time went, he discovered himself and later proposed to start his own songs using his mother tongue Kalanga, through that he brought to life a new genre that he named "IkaJazz" from the word Ikalanga jazz. Career. Johwa is involved in several social initiatives, he has participated in the Sponsored walk organised by debswana mines. The sponsored walk entailed the psycho-social  support project for Orphans. He participated in the corporate social responsibility initiatives by Botswana Railways. Johwa made his live performances at his visit to South Africa in July 2012 at the Grahamstown national art festival.