Mbanda John, commonly known by his stage name Calvin Mbanda, born (October 26, 1998 in Kinyinya, Gasabo District, Rwanda is a Rwandan singer,[1] songwriter and performer. He started his music career in 2019.[2] He partly credits his success to his label owned by BadRam,[3] who auditioned Mbanda when he was 21 years old. In 2019, he started working with The Mane Music House which also contains artists including Jay Polly and started making songs such as "Aye", "Tiktak", "Aba People".[4] He released songs featuring Ariel Wayz, Marina, Tuyishime Joshua, Safi Madiba, Victor Rukotana,[5] Mbanda is well known for his first singles.[6] All of his songs were nominated in three awards including Kiss summer awards,[7] The choice awards, Isangonamuzika awards, after which Mbanda mentioned he would no longer work with The Mane Music House.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Irakoze, Eliane (2023-09-29). "Calvin Mbanda back from break with new song". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Nsabimana, Eddie (2021-01-20). "Singer Mbanda rejected a job offer to pursue a career in music". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Kagire, Linda M. (2021-05-02). "Defiant Bad Rama says record label not going anywhere". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Shyaka, Andrew (2021-09-16). "Calvin Mbanda Quits The Mane". KT PRESS. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Nsabimana, Eddie (2020-12-30). "The top 10 hit songs of 2020". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Iribagiza, Glory (2020-03-26). "Are these the future of Rwandan music?". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Nsabimana, Eddie (2020-09-13). "Who won what in Kiss Summer Awards 2020?". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Kagire, Linda M. (2021-04-30). "End of the road for The Mane? Owner to state fate of collapsing label". The New Times. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Eliane, Irakoze. "Marina, Calvin Mbanda to perform at Iwacu Muzika Festival today". The New Times (Rwanda).
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