| Naima Kay | |
| Birth Name: | Lungile Khumalo |
| Birth Place: | Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Origin: | Durban |
| Occupation: | Singer |
| Years Active: | 2009–present |
Lungile Khumalo[1] professionally known as Naima Kay, is a South African Afro-jazz singer.
Lungile started singing and writing songs in her school choir,[2] and also performed at a local jazz festival. While performing at Ugu Jazz Festival, Port Shepstone, Kay met Mdu Ngcobo and signed her a recording deal with Touch Africa Records.
Her debut studio album Umsebenzi, was released on January 1, 2013. Umsebenzi was nominated for Album of the Year, Best African Adult Album, Female Artist of the Year and won Newcomer of the Year at 20th ceremony of South African Music Award.[3] [4] [5]
Kay received the most nominations for Best African Pop Album, Best Female Artist, Best Newcomer, and Song of the Year at the 13th ceremony of Metro FM Music Awards.[6]
Kay second studio album Ngiyavuma, was released on November 1, 2014. It earned her nominations for Best African Pop Album, Best Remix and won Best Female Album at the 14th ceremony of Metro FM Music Awards.[7] [8]
Kay appeared on collaboration studio album The Duets, released on September 23, 2016.[9]
Her third studio album All About Love, was released on November 11, 2016.
Naima Kay receives consistent radio play with live appearances at national events like the Ugu Jazz Festival and the Durban Jazz festival.[10]
Her single "Imimoya" was released on November 2020.[11]
The president of Touch Africa Records, Mdu Ngcobo, gave her an Arabic name Naima Kay meaning "peace and tranquility".
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | ||||||||
| "Umsebenzi" | 2013 | — | Umsebenzi | |||||
| "Lelilanga (Remix)" | — | |||||||
| "Lelilanga" | — | |||||||
| "Soka Lami" | 2019 | — | ||||||
| "Sondela Baby" | — | |||||||
| "Imimoya" | 2020 | — | ||||||
| "Umlilo" (featuring Kelly Khumalo) | 2021 | — | ||||||
| "Uyisithandwa Sami" | 2023 | — | ||||||
| "Wamshiy'untombazene" (featuring Ola Sax) | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
! |- |rowspan=4|2014|rowspan=4|Umsebenzi|Best African Pop Album| |rowspan=4||-|Best Female Artist| |-|Best Newcomer| |-|Song of the Year||-|rowspan=3|2015|rowspan=2|Ngiyavuma|Best African Pop Album||rowspan=3||-| Best Female Album | |-|"Ngiyavuma" | Best Remix|
! |- |rowspan=4|2014|rowspan=4|Umsebenzi|Best Newcomer | |rowspan=4|[12] |-|Album of the Year| |-|Best African Adult Album| |-|Female Artist of the Year|