Wandile Mbambeni

Wandile Mbambeni is an upcoming singer, songwriter and producer from Johannesburg, South Africa.

He has released three EPs: ‘Maturation’ which as dropped in May 2017. Famous music blog Texx in the City also rated ‘Lovers Like You’ single as one of the top 20 South African songs of 2016.

Wandile Mbambeni was born and raised in the Eastern Cape. He was brought up in a sports family and initially pursued a career in professional rugby. Featuring at scrumhalf, he enjoyed success during the early stages of his rugby career, winning domestic competitions with Border U19s and the Eastern Province Kings U21s.

However, Wandile decided for a career in music. Over the past two years, he has played at some of the biggest music festivals in South Africa, including Rocking the Daisies and the Richmond Hill Music Festival. A big accolade was being voted as one of the top 20 performances at the 2018 Rocking the Daisies event, which included over 270 acts.