Khuzani Nkosikhona Innocent Mpungose (born December 3, 1989) professionally known as Khuzani is a South African maskandi singer.
Born and raised in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, he rose to prominence after participating on Mgqumeni’s album iSecret 2009.
Khuzani Nkosikhona Innocent Mpungose was born December 3, 1989 in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. He matriculated at Sibhakabhaka High School in 2009.
That same year, Mpungose was appointed by Shobeni Khuzwayo to complete the late Mgqumeni’s album iSecret.
His debut studio album Bahluleke Bonke was released in 2011. The album won Best Selling Album at the Amatshontsho ka Maskandi Awards.
On April 7, 2017, his seventh studio album Isixaxa Samaxoki was released. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) two weeks after its release.
In the first quarter of 2019, he participated in the Gcwalisa iMabhida Maskandi Concert.
His single “Ijele” featuring Luve Dubazane was released on November 27, 2020. The song won Ukhozi FM Top 10 Song of the Year by 900k votes close to a million votes.
Every year public radio station Ukhozi FM announces its song of the year, and like every other time, it’s met with division among music fans.
This year proved no different after pop culture commentator Phil Mphela broke the news via X that ‘Umjolo Lowo’ by Khuzani had received the bulk of the lion’s share with 993,667 votes.
Taking to the social media platform, many expressed their disappointment at the direction the votes had taken.
@MshaziNathi weighed in and explained that no matter which song is your favourite, if you didn’t vote, it doesn’t count.
This in turn brought up the discussion of the irony of having Khuzani perform as soon as the votes were tallied, leading many to believe the numbers were cooked up.
In October 2021, Mpungose performed at the Dubai Expo.
In April 2021, Mpumgose was honoured at Nkandla Mayoral Awards for his outstanding achievement in the Maskandi genre.
