Sibongile built an archive of classics
SIBONGILE Khumalo (1957-2021) was born into a dynasty of musicians. Her grandfather was a maskandi artist. This is a popular form of music derived from indigenous Zulu music created by migrant labourers, mostly accompanied by an acoustic guitar.
Her father Khabi Mngoma was a classical musician, a community builder in Soweto and, ultimately, a music professor at the University of Zululand.
Undoubtedly, it was her mother, Grace Mngoma, who, Grace is mentioned as an alto soloist in productions of that her husband Khabi organised and hosted in Soweto and Johannesburg as far back as the late 1950s.
