Lady May Africa | |
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Birth name | Martha Namundjebo |
Born | Cuanza Sul, Angola | 20 December 1986
Origin | Windhoek, Namibia |
Genres | R&B, Afro pop, house |
Occupation | singer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Turntable King Productions, Big Ear Records, Faluma Africa, D-Naff Records |
Website | www |
Lady May (born Martha Namundjebo, 20 December 1986) is a Namibian singer.[1] She came to fame in 2004 with the release of her first album Kamali which won her her first award at the Sanlam-NBC Music Awards. Namundjebo is one of the most popular female singers in Namibia. Her music is also recognized beyond the Namibian border and she has been nominated and won several awards at the Channel O Music Video Awards.
Lady May's music is a mixture of Oshiwambo traditional music and western pop. Most of her music is categorized under the Afro pop and house genre. Her early styles were a combination of R&B and hip hop. She was signed to a South African record label, Big Ear Records. Now signed to Namibia's no.1 gospel label D-Naff Records, where she just released a new soul soothing gospel album Unbroken which has 13 great songs, since she is born again Christian now.
Lady May was Namibia's celebrity housemate for the seventh season of Big Brother Africa, where she came out as runner-up.[2][3]