Bob Mabege

Stage name: Bob Mabege; real name: Bob Mutambo.

Bob is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Shumba, who came from Zimbabwe. After his biological father died in 1988, his mother married Mr. Mutambo, who raised him. Unfortunately both the stepfather and the mother died in 1999 and 2000 respectively.

"Since the untimely death of my parents, I have struggled through life to reach where I am now. It's not easy for a 17-year-old young man to live alone and complete school without any parental guidance," he said.

''I have always been singing since childhood! I also sang in church until 2000 when Cypher Music Studios came up with a project called Cypher compilation where I released a single called 'Amunyamule Mabege.' This is where 'Mabege' came from."

In 2003 Sound Check released a compilation album and he contributed a track called "Ndalama Za Masoka."

In October 2004 he recorded "Ba Dadi" and "Poor Finishing" at D&D studios. These two songs gained massive popularity and excellent radio airplay and caught the ear of Zambia's leading record company, Mondo Music Corporation.

"My music is educative, entertaining and informing. It may sound funny, but I talk about real things which we go through."

Bob Mabege is a very expressive artist and his music is certainly driven by the realities of life. —Courtesy Calabash Music