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Bubele Boughton Mgele is an exceptional bass singer in an all-male band named Complete and has sang a bass vocalist for a number of well-known South African artists. He has taken park in few stage musicals and stage plays. His stage presence doesn't go unnoticed because of his love and passion for the stage.

Early Life
Bubele Boughton Mgele was born In Vosloorus, South Africa on 3 November 1977. He was raised by his Mother (Maureen Mbutuma), Grandmother (Gladys Mgele) and Aunt (Bulelwa Mgele) with his younger brother, younger sister and cousin.

His schooling started at Jongimfundo Primary School and then went on to Thuto-Lesedi High School for Secondary learning. He briefly studied Electrical Engineering and started working for a home appliance manufacturer Kelvinator in 1997 to 1999. He went to school to study Teaching but eventually dropped out to pursue his passion in Music.

Career
In 2001 Bubele joined a group called Complete which was then called Up to You which consisted of members Emmanuel, Happy, Bonginkosi and Linda. Bubele started performing in local Churches and Talents shows along with the group which is now called Complete. The all-male group won a couple of trophies and prizes in the competitions that they participated in. The group was later discovered by Bishop Benjamin Dube in year 2004 and were offered the opportunity to be part of his Praise Explosion 2004 project. Along the opportunities he had in the music industry he started doing studio sessions with great artists and producers like Lebo M. In 2005 he got an opportunity to be part of the South Africa 10 year Celebration of Freedom, where he met and worked with legends Caiphus Semenya, Jabu Khanyile , Thandiswa Mazwai , Judith Sephuma , Zwai Bala and Simphiwe Dana among other great musicians. In the years between breaking into the industry Bubele performed as a backing vocalist for many Gospel musicians by the likes of Solly Mahlangu, Dr Rebecca Malope and Bishop Benjamin Dube.

In 2008 Bubele and Complete met the “Father of South African Jazz” - Bra Hugh Masekela who took them under his wing as their mentor until his last days. They had studio sessions with him and would perform with them. In 2009 Bra Hugh Masekela asked Bubele and his group Compete to perform in a theatre musical “Songs of Migration” – which tells a story of migrant workers who left their loved ones to work in the mines of Johannesburg and other rich towns of South Africa. The theatre musical was directed by James Ngcobo and Sibongile Khumalo. The successful theatre play toured the United Kingdom, Amsterdam and the United States of America. He and his group have worked with World renowned dancer and Choreographer Gregory Maqoma on a dance piece called Exit/Exist which won New York’s Bessy Award.

Relationship and Family
Bubele is a husband to his wife Nonhlanhla Mgele in 2012 and father to their few months old son.

Awards

 * New York’s Bessy Award


 * 2018 Their album “Isiqalo” nominated for SAMAs


 * 2018 Album “Isiqalo” nominated for SATMAs