Born Nomathamsanqa T Mkhwananzi in the City of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's melting pot of arts and culture, the award-winning multi-tal- ented Noma fell in love with the arts at a tender age. A proven singer, dancer, actress and composer par excellence who is set for greater heights, started performing at a tender age of seven.
As a sign of what was to come, her first major role at the age of seven (7) was an extra in the movie Power of One, starring iconic Hollywood Morgan Freeman and Zimbabwe's Alois Moyo, from there on she never looked back. At 19 (2002) she went to a school of arts where she learnt more about performing arts, later that year she toured UK with Zimbabwe's number one poet Albert Nyathi and Imbongl, performing in festivals like wOMAD, Africa Oye among others.
Noma's journey continued as she toured Europe in years that followed. This time with a theatre production at festivals like Zrada, Fringe, Africa Tage, Kasumama and Shakespeare until 2006 when she auditioned for Mother Africa circus. She continue touring the world, performing in Australia, US, Germany, Singapore, Philipines, Austria to name a few. With Mother Africa Circus from 2006 until 2015 as the lead singer and dancer, during that time she met world renowned musician Dolly Parton who happens to be one of her idols and was impressed by her performances.
In November 2015 she went solo under the name Nkwali, performing her own compositions and covers by different artistes. She launched her first album titled Sithokozile and with this album she holds a Zimbabwe Music Awards (ZIMA) for best Acapella album in 2016. She has gone on to promote the album performing in Australia, Germany, Tanzania, Czech Republic and Canada.
Nkwali also performed at many corporate functions and weddings both in Europe and Africa. She has also worked in the blockbuster concert Hollywood in Vienna in 2017 and 2018. She took part on a European tour with the Mother Africa Circus show as the lead singer and dancer in February 2020. She currently boasts of eight albums, and has won different awards coutesy of her work including the Outstanding Female Artiste of the Year at the Roil Bulawayo Arts Awards (RoilBAA) 2022