Nomfusi

Nomfusi
Nomfusi performing in 2022
Nomfusi performing in 2022
Background information
Birth nameNomfusi Gotyana
Born1988 (age 35–36)
OriginJohannesburg, South Africa
GenresAfro Soul
World Music
InstrumentVocals
Years active2009–present
LabelsUniversal Music
Websitewww.nomfusi.com

Nomfusi Gotyana (born 1988),[1] known mononymously as Nomfusi, is a South African singer and performer of Afro-Soul music. She was born in the township of KwaZakhele in the Eastern Cape. Her mother Kwazibani ("Who Knows?" in English) raised her while her father languished in jail for 21 years. A domestic worker by day, Kwazibani was a sangoma (African medicine woman) with a gift for music. Nomfusi accompanied her mother to the weekly sangoma rituals ("Intlombe") where Nomfusi developed her musicality. She is a two-time South African Music Awards nominee, Metro FM Award nominee and performed on multiple local and international tours.

  1. ^ "Nomfusi" (in German). podcast.de. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.