Roberto (musician)

Roberto
Roberto
Born	Robert Banda; December 17, 1985 (age 38); Chipata, Zambia
Other names	Superstar; Roberto Zambia;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter; producer;
Relatives	General Ozzy (Brother)
	Musical career
Genres	Hip hop; Afro-pop; R&B;
Instruments	Piano; Flute;
Years active	2007–present

Robert Chindamba Banda (born December 17, 1985), better known by his stage name Roberto is a multi-award winning Zambian artist, singer and songwriter.^[1]

Early life and career

Roberto was born on December 17, 1985, in Chipata to Killion Banda and E.J Banda. His interest in music developed at a very young age as his parents could play musical instruments and his elder brother, David Banda (General Ozzy) is said to be one of the people that inspired him to pick up a career in music.^[2]

To date, Roberto has released a total of 5 albums and an EP titled 'Journey To The East'. He has worked with local and international artists. He has worked with the likes of Patoranking, Grammy nominated Eddy Kenzo, Vanessa Mdee and Butera Knowless among others.^[3]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details
Title	Details
Roberto	Released: 2007 Formats: CD
Akasuba	Released: 2009 Formats: CD
My Name Is...^[4]	Released: 2012 Formats: CD
Amarulah	Released: 2015 Formats: Digital download
Superstar^[5]	Released: 2017 Formats: Digital download

EP(s)

List of EP(s) with selected details
Title	Details
Journey To The East^[6]	Released: 2021 Formats: Digital download

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Amarulah"	2015	Amarulah
"Amarulah Remix" (feat. Patoranking)^[7]	2015	Amarulah
"Vitamin U" (feat. Vanessa Mdee)
"Te Amo" (feat. Butera Knowless)
"Am gon love her"^[8]	2015
"Into You"	2018	Superstar
"My Baby" (feat. Harmonize)^[9]	2022
"Tudigida" (feat. Eddy Kenzo)	2023

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Re.
2015	African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA)	Best Male Southern Africa	Nominated	^[10]
2016	Zambia Music Awards	Song Of The Year	Won	^[11]
2016	Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMA)	Pan African Artiste of The Year	Won	^[11]
2017	Kwacha Music Awards	Best International Achievement	Won	^[12]
2018	HiPipo Music Awards	Best Song in Southern Africa	Won	^[13]
2019	HiPipo Music Awards	Best RnB Maestro (Africa)	Won

References

^ L.T Staff (July 25, 2014). "Artist of the week: ROBERTO". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ Kapa 187 (September 20, 2012). "Artist of the week :Roberto". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Kelvin Kachingwe (January 13, 2019). "Roberto opens up". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ L.T Staff (August 3, 2012). "Roberto releases new album today". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ Kapa 187 (August 9, 2017). "Roberto releases his 5th album, "Superstar"". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Thelma Bwalya (March 27, 2021). "Roberto journeys east". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ Kapa187 (May 15, 2015). "Roberto unleashes "Amarulah" remix featuring Nigerian reggae-dancehall artist Patoranking". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Kapa187 (October 7, 2015). "Roberto to premiere new video on MTV BASE". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ L.T Staff (May 12, 2022). "Roberto collaborates with Tanzanian vocalist Harmonize on 'My Baby'". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ Kelvin Kachingwe (July 26, 2015). "Cleo, Slap D, Roberto nominated for AFRIMMA". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ L.T Staff (May 1, 2016). "Roberto wins Pan African Artist of The Year Award at the 2016 Namibia Annual Music Awards". Lusaka Timesl. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ L.T Staff. "2017 Kwacha Music Awards : and the winners are". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
^ L.T Staff (March 22, 2019). "Roberto wins HiPipo Music Award". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[1] L.T Staff (July 25, 2014). "Artist of the week: ROBERTO". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[2] Kapa 187 (September 20, 2012). "Artist of the week :Roberto". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[3] Kelvin Kachingwe (January 13, 2019). "Roberto opens up". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[4] L.T Staff (August 3, 2012). "Roberto releases new album today". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[5] Kapa 187 (August 9, 2017). "Roberto releases his 5th album, "Superstar"". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Thelma Bwalya (March 27, 2021). "Roberto journeys east". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[7] Kapa187 (May 15, 2015). "Roberto unleashes "Amarulah" remix featuring Nigerian reggae-dancehall artist Patoranking". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[8] Kapa187 (October 7, 2015). "Roberto to premiere new video on MTV BASE". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[9] L.T Staff (May 12, 2022). "Roberto collaborates with Tanzanian vocalist Harmonize on 'My Baby'". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[10] Kelvin Kachingwe (July 26, 2015). "Cleo, Slap D, Roberto nominated for AFRIMMA". Zambia Daily Mail. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[11] L.T Staff (May 1, 2016). "Roberto wins Pan African Artist of The Year Award at the 2016 Namibia Annual Music Awards". Lusaka Timesl. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[12] L.T Staff. "2017 Kwacha Music Awards : and the winners are". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[13] L.T Staff (March 22, 2019). "Roberto wins HiPipo Music Award". Lusaka Times. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

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