Langa Mavuso, real name Nkosinathi Nhlakanipho Mavuso, (born 25 January 1994) is a singer, songwriter and performer from Johannesburg, South Africa. The singer released his debut EP Liminal Sketches consisting of six songs in 2016. His presence in the South African Music industry became stronger by the release of his EP Home. 　　Early life and education 　　Mavuso was born on 25 January 1994 in Diepkloof, Johannesburg, South Africa. The singer completed high school at the National School of the Arts where he studied contemporary music. He attended Rhodes University where he obtained his BA in politics and economics and later studied jazz performance at the University of Cape Town's school of music. 　　Career 　　He heard a lot of music from a very young age; both his parents were singers and he grew up going to choir rehearsals and choral competitions with them. He always knew he wanted to be an entertainer and his very first stage appearance was in high school. The singer started recording his EP in 2016 after returning home from Cape Town where he was doing his studies. The singer has worked with Spoek Mathambo since he was 17 and he performed with Spoek once in 2012 at the Brickfields music festival. 　　He released his debut EP Liminal Sketches on 30 October 2016 which is made up of four songs, an interlude, and a bonus track featuring Bongeziwe Mabandla. The singer later released a collaborative EP called Home with Redbull studios. Black Coffee watched a video of Langa Mavuso singing Sunday Blues on iTunes and he got hooked; Black Coffee played Sunday Blues to John Legend's manager who also got captivated by the song. The singer wrote his single Sunday Blues a few years ago and has since reworked the single with Black Coffee, and he is now signed to Black Coffee's label Soulistic Music.