Biography

Ntombi Marhumbini
Real name: Mavis Ntombi Ngwenya
Ntombi Marhumbini was a Shangaan disco singer and dancer. She was born Mavis Ntombi Kangwenya/Ngwenya on September 30 1970 in Msogwaba village in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Ntombi started her music career in 1995 at Bushbuckridge local municipality. She resided in Nelspruit/Mbombela, Mpumalanga, and studied at Msobomvu High/Senior Secondary School, the University of South Africa (Unisa) and Nelspruit Private College. She has worked with artists like Chris Mkhonto aka General Muzka, Lazarus Rambau aka King General, Magolide and Selwyn Shandel. She was known by some as the queen of Shangaan disco. She passed away on March 1 2017.