Malibongwe Gcwabe


Malibongwe Gcwabe was a South African gospel singer and pastor of Remnant Ministries.

Career

Born in Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa, Gcwabe founded a singing group called "New Creation" with his siblings, before moving to East London, Eastern Cape, where he joined the Mdantsane-based Youth With Mission in the 1990s releasing six albums with them. He left the group in 2004 to forge a solo career releasing his first album Umlilo kaJesu under Amanxusa Big Fish Records. He released a further four records with them before starting his own record label Malibongwe Music Productions.

Personal life

Gcwabe met his first wife Ntomboxolo Mthombeni in 2001 and they had a daughter together; however they divorced in 2011. He then married his second wife Brenda and they had two children together before he died of a heart attack on 13 May 2020 in East London.

Partial discography

  • Siyakudumisa, 2007
  • all is well, 2008
  • Isimemo, 2009
  • The Other Side, 2010
  • Iyo Calvary, 2010
  • Uthixo Omkhulu, 2011
  • The Best Of Malibongwe, 2011
  • Yehova Ulungile, 2012
  • Akahluleki, 2013
  • Inzulu, 20 years of God's favour, 2014
  • 'Ndakuva Ndiyaphendula, 2015
  • All Is Well, 2008
  • Isimemo, 2010
  • Christmas with Mzansi men of Gospel, Vol.1., 2016
  • Heritage Day Celebration Hits, 2016
  • Kungegazi, 2016
  • Ndiwabonile Amandla Akho , 2017
  • Urban Gospel Special, 2017