Real name: Tebogo Shumba

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 (South African Music Award) 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.