South African songwriter, bandleader, pianist, and inventor of percussion and woodwind instruments, who left his country as an exile in 1964, eventually ending up in San Francisco (USA). Died 2019-06-11 aged 85, meaning he was born in 1934 or 1935.
https://theconversation.com/farewell-to-ndikho-xaba-a-little-known-genius-of-south-african-music-119044