Mlungisi Mntungwa is a writer and singer who hails from Phongola, KZN. Born on Christmasday, his umbilical cord was buried in the lands of Ermelo, Mpumalanga, which iswhere he was bred.
When he is not writing music or recording in studio, he reads traditional booksto learn more about his culture and traditions so that he can impart theknowledge to his peers through music. This he does, as a means of insuring thatculture and traditions are sustained for future generations.
Music has always been a big part of MLungisi’s life as hestudied music and was a choir member in high school. He realized that music washis calling when he got a chance to perform as a soloist at the school’sassembly. That performance was followed by many competitions that he won whichopened many doors for him. The talented gentleman never looked back, as hespread his wings and performed at Rhema Bible Church, Playhouse and otherstages to nurture his talent. He has shared the stage with big artists such as BigZulu, Gcokama Elisha and Thwasa Lekhansela. Mlungisi started as an Operasinger, and then ventured into Gospel where he recorded a few songs that henever got to release. In 2019, He moved from Gospel to Afro-pop and that iswhere he found his niche. In 2020, Mlungisi decided to pack his bags and visitJohannesburg to follow his dreams. He dropped off his demo at the AmbitiousEntertainment offices, before he could even reach the taxi rank; he got a callfrom Umuthi Records a&R team requesting a meeting with him.
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