Zimkitha

Zimkitha Kumbaca is a otherwise known as Zimkitha is a SINGER | SONGWRITER | ACTOR
|CREATIVE DIRECTOR|PLAYWRIGHT

Zimkitha Kumbaca, better known as Zimkitha is a singer/songwriter disciplined in music, acting, and writing. While she is from King William’s Town, Eastern Cape (South Africa); she
spent her high school career in Pretoria, fine-tuning her songwriting and singing skills
through poetry sessions, participating in an indie band, Travellin' Blak, choir competitions,
and vocal training.
Thereafter, she continued her studies at the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in
pursuit of a diploma and Btech in Drama & Film Studies. Her acting career has yielded
credits on shows such as eTV’s Matatiele playing Nontle, Amazon Prime’s Makoti S2 starring
as Qhama, international feature film, Beautifully Broken, Mzansi Magic’s Mzali Wami S1&S2,
and more.
It is her music career, however, that has seen her take towards R&B for collaborations with
artists like Marcus Harvey, Ayanda Jiya, Bugzito, Wordz, Beatmochini and Mo Molemi. As a musician, her craft is currently rooted in R&B soundscapes. In addition, Zimkitha is also a songwriter, composer,
playwright and Naledi Theatre Award Nominated director/performer.

Experience:

Music Credits: 2015-2025
• Independently released Neo-soul/Alt Jazz EP project-2015
• Released Afro-soul and alternative neo soul EP, Zamandlovu EP-2017
• Lead Singer/Actor for The Award-Winning Musical, Freedom directed by Aubrey Sekhabi
(South African State Theatre)-2019
• Performed at The Basadi In Music Awards for the Lebo Mathosa tribute-2022
• Recording Album/EP producing and Directing/Music facilitator for The South African State Theatre’s
Artist Incubation Programme 2023-2024
• Trace Urban (Trace Sessions) Artist Spotlight and Live Performance Session televised-2024
• Headliner Performer for the DENOSA ANNUAL CONFERENCE at The Birchwood Hotel Conference
centre
• Music Composer/co-author of Trapped (Showcased at The Salzburg Directors Festival in Austria)-2012
• She is the recipient of SAMRO’s Music Creation Support Fund-2025
• Joint EP collaboration with Beatmochini: “Rebirth, No Plan B”-2019
• Released her debut R&B and Neo soul album, The Black Enigma-2024
• Established ‘Zimkitha Enigma Music’ music productions in 2024
• Joined Escopia Distribution officially in 2024

Directing Credits: 2013-2025
• Zimkitha creatively directed and project managed The Black Enigma Tour alongside Escopia Distribution
and Zimkitha Enigma Music-2024
• Performer/Actor in RHETORICAL and RELATIVITY: TOWNSHIP STORIES directed by Mpumelelo Paul
Grootboom (Tour in France and South Africa)-2013
• Director and Playwriter of Confessions of A Blacklisted Woman: She Bellows [The Playhouse Company,
National Arts Festival Main Programme, The Soweto Theatre, Joburg Theatre (Space.com under the
curation of Pamela Nomvete’s curation), The Pop Art Theatre]-2013-2018
• Zwakala Festival Director at The Market Theatre Laboratory-2019/2020
• Director and Scriptwriter of The Amavuso Project at Sibikwa Theatre (Benoni) [She led the production,
directed and transcribed scripts for an all-female
cast in one of the first projects focussed on the incorporation innovation...