Naima Kay
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lungile Khumalo |
| Born | 25 May 1991[1] Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Origin | Durban |
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| Occupation | singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Universal Music (former) |
Lungile Khumalo[2] (born May 25, 1991) known professionally as Naima Kay, is a South African Afro-Jazz singer.
Career
She started singing and writing songs in her school choir[3] and also performed at the school's jazz festival.
She released her first album Umsebenzi in 2013 which won the award for Best Newcomer at the South African Music Awards in 2014. Kay, was discovered by the head of Touch Africa Records Mdu Ngcobo who gave her an Arabic name Naima Kay which means peace and tranquility.
In November 2020, her single "Imimoya"[4] was released.[5]
Discography
- Umsebenzi (2013)
Awards
In 2014, Naima Kay won the "Best Newcomer" award at the South African Music Awards with her first album "Umsebenzi".[6]
References
- ^ Eunice Njoki (23 January 2020). "Naima Kay bio, age, real name, family, siblings, songs, albums, genre, Instagram". briefly.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Naima Kay - Youth Village". youthvillage.
- ^ Ngcobo, Nomzamo (23 July 2014). "Getting to know Naima Kay | Drum". South Africa: Drum. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ NaimaKay Imimoya, retrieved 7 April 2022
- ^ Recky M (3 November 2020). "Naima Kay drops a gospel house single | Celebs Now". Celebs Now. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Getting to know Naima Kay | DRUM". DRUM. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2016.