Born and bred in the township of Gugulethu near Cape Town and sometimes known as Original Social Worker, The Shepherd, or Mr. Shumba, Teba is a reggae singer/musician now based in the Mother City itself. He started recording in 1996 with a kwaito group called Skeem, winning a 1997 SAMA for "Best Township Pop" with their debut song "Waar Was Jy?" in 1997. Signed to Ghetto Ruff, the band went on to provide the soundtrack for a TV series called "Yizo Yizo". Mr. Shumba's first solo outing, "20-5-2-1 Manifesto", was released in 2004.
