Mampintsha Biography – Age, Career, Cause Of Death And Net Worth
Mampintsha was a popular South African musician.
Mampintsha was a South African recording artist and producer from Umlazi. He is also the founder of the musical group Big Nuz.
Mampinstha has made a name for himself in the country through the Kwaito hits that he has produced over the years.
Age
He was 40 years old.
Career
Mampintsha was a South African recording artist and producer from Umlazi. He is also the founder of the musical group Big Nuz.
Mampinstha has made a name for himself in the country through the Kwaito hits that he has produced over the years.
Big Nuz is a musical group that was formed by Mandla Maphumulo (a.k.a. Mampintsha), Mzi (a.k.a. Danger) and Sbu (a.k.a. Mashesha) in 2002. They grew up together as brothers in Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal and the group was named after the licence plate prefix for all vehicles registered in Umlazi.
After forming the group they moved to Johannesburg in hopes of scoring a record deal. During the same year, they had an opportunity to perform a jingle on a television series, Backstage on e.Tv. Their performance landed them a recording contract.
They had complications with their record label as they worked with Koloi Lebone and Beatmaker recording music which never got released.
In 2004, they worked with a Kwaito giant artist at the time, Ishmael who featured them in the song Boom Boom.
Cause Of Death
Mampintsha, who was wedded to the singer Babes Wodumo, passed away in a Durban hospital from a stroke. Manager of West Ink Records Sbu Ncube confirmed his death to local media.
Record company Afrotainment had issued a statement on Wednesday, confirming rumors that hitmaker Mampintsha had been hospitalized to Durban’s Edward Hospital, before Mampintsha’s passing.
Following the artist’s passing, local musicians and other members of the music business expressed their condolences on social media.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $400,000 dollars.