Based: Johannesburg
Muneyi’s music has been described as a gift from the gods, a healing experience as he connects the listener to his own narrative of Tshivenda folktales and modern sounds.
Inspired by his Makhulu (grandmother), his community upbringing, a love for language, vulnerability, human behavior, and personal experiences, his music has the ability to transcend language and connect to one’s heart and soul.
a multifaceted artist, songwriter, composer, and guitarist. His debut album, “Makhulu,” spoke of lessons in love, loss, and healing. He draws inspiration from artists such as Oumou Sangare, Ali Farka Toure, Jonah Sobateh, Beyonce, Thandiswa, Sade, and many more.
Muneyi was born in 1995 in Tshilapfene, a small village outside of Thohoyandou, and raised by his grandmother in a religiously neutral household. His love of language first manifested itself in primary and secondary school through debate, public speaking, spelling bees, and grammar lessons. Upon finishing school, he picked up the guitar for the first time and found a home to express his own narrative in the language of Tshivenda.