Thokozani Ndumiso Mhlambi, a musician, songwriter, and cultural pioneer, was born in South Africa on September 18, 1984. Mhlambi became well-known for his concert-lecture performances, which he began doing in 2016 at the Mazisi Kunene Museum in Durban. For this performance, in 2018, he was nominated for the National Institute for Humanities and Social Science Creative Prize. Mhlambi's "Amakholwa" series, a project to celebrate the accomplishments of early African composers, was included on AfroPunk's digital platforms that same year.