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Robert Chindamba Banda, popularly known as Roberto Zambia, is a Zambian singer and songwriter.

Background and early life
Roberto was born in Chipata in a family of nine and he's the last born. He was born in a very supportive family and he's always viewed his mother as his pillar of strength and biggest fan. His brother, David Banda is the one who inspired him to pursue music. Ever since he showed interest in music, David always looked out for Roberto and giving him sound and solid advice about the music industry. Roberto listened to his brother, but he did not want to be known as General Ozzy’s brother, he wanted to make his own mark in the industry.

Educational Background
Roberto attended his school in Johannesburg and this was the time when he had his first experience with the music industry. He was renting a studio where he managed to write and record a total of 7 songs and he managed to sell five of them. During finals years of high school, Roberto recorded his first song, which he wrote and produced, later the song would make rounds on South African Radio stations and later got its first spin on Zambian soil.

Musical career
In 2007, Roberto offloaded a song titled Operator, which launched his road to stardom, the song was an instant hit, and this was followed by the release of the self-titled album ROBERTO. 2009 saw the release of his 2nd album titled AKASUBA, which produced hits SAVE OUR LOVE, DON’T SAY YOU DO, and AKASUBA. The 2012 album MY NAME IS… is still rated as Roberto’s most successful album, boasting a record 5 number 1 songs, LOVE YOU MORE, CHAWAMA, SALAULA, GOOD WOMAN, KAWALALA. Roberto went on to release his monster hit single, AMARULAH which later was title track of his 4th album, the latest 5th studio album is SUPERSTAR. A nick name given to Roberto by his late sister. The album sees the international break through, with a whopping 4 international features, those being Patoranking (Nigeria), Mohombi (Belgium), Dammy Krane (Nigeria) Vanessa Ndee (Tanzania) Brathahood Crew & Jay Rox (Zambia).

Discography