Data updated on 2025-06-13 22:53:00 UTC
‘Makhanj’ born Mbali Kanyisile Makanya is a vocalist and songwriter from
Mthatha, a city in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. She grew up in a number of provinces, due to moving a lot with her family which aided her love for genre blending and ability to collaborate with artists all over the continent.
She’s featured on ‘Possible’ by DBN Gogo, Musa Keys and Dinho as well as on Kelvin Momo’s critically acclaimed albums ‘Kurhula’ and ‘Amukelani’. You’ll find her on ‘Khawleza’, ‘Imikhuleko’ ‘Ikhaya Lam’ and ‘Emaphupeni’ with songstress Babalwa M, to name a few.
She has collaborated with heavyweight producers Kabza De Small, Abidoza, Mdu aka TRP, Khalil Harrison, Gaba Canal, Villosoul and Sfarzo RTee on their hit record ‘Bawo Vula’.
As a songwriter she’s collaborated with a number of artists most notable being Grammy-award winner, Tyla.
She released an RNB offering titled ‘Interludes’ but her most recent body of work is her debut Amapiano EP, ‘Ntyatyambo’ which is out and available on all DSP’s.
Connect with Makhanj:
https://m.facebook.com/itsmakhanj
https://twitter.com/ItsMakhanj
https://www.instagram.com/itsmakhanj
https://www.tiktok.com/@makhanj
Mthatha, a city in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. She grew up in a number of provinces, due to moving a lot with her family which aided her love for genre blending and ability to collaborate with artists all over the continent.
She’s featured on ‘Possible’ by DBN Gogo, Musa Keys and Dinho as well as on Kelvin Momo’s critically acclaimed albums ‘Kurhula’ and ‘Amukelani’. You’ll find her on ‘Khawleza’, ‘Imikhuleko’ ‘Ikhaya Lam’ and ‘Emaphupeni’ with songstress Babalwa M, to name a few.
She has collaborated with heavyweight producers Kabza De Small, Abidoza, Mdu aka TRP, Khalil Harrison, Gaba Canal, Villosoul and Sfarzo RTee on their hit record ‘Bawo Vula’.
As a songwriter she’s collaborated with a number of artists most notable being Grammy-award winner, Tyla.
She released an RNB offering titled ‘Interludes’ but her most recent body of work is her debut Amapiano EP, ‘Ntyatyambo’ which is out and available on all DSP’s.
Connect with Makhanj:
https://m.facebook.com/itsmakhanj
https://twitter.com/ItsMakhanj
https://www.instagram.com/itsmakhanj
https://www.tiktok.com/@makhanj
Total plays
34.2 million
Updated on 2025-06-13
Monthly listeners
214,692
Followers
24,410
Top Cities
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Johannesburg62,922 listeners
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Pretoria41,635 listeners
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Durban25,722 listeners
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Cape Town17,075 listeners
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Gauteng7,660 listeners
Most popular tracks
Track | Plays | Duration | Release date | |
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4,962,617 | 9:09 | 2022-12-09 | |
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4,751,045 | 6:48 | 2023-12-08 | |
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4,312,516 | 6:50 | 2021-07-09 | |
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3,622,096 | 7:47 | 2023-12-08 | |
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2,179,887 | 7:11 | 2022-12-09 | |
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1,918,453 | 5:48 | 2024-02-23 | |
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1,838,914 | 7:56 | 2022-12-09 | |
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1,798,069 | 7:55 | 2024-12-13 | |
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1,134,649 | 7:22 | 2024-10-18 | |
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864,831 | 8:34 | 2022-12-09 |