Galib Juma was born and brought up in California estate Eastleigh in Nairobi. He attended Pumwani primary and Muslim Madrasa Secondary. The joyous Mahatma ventured into the music industry in the tear 1999 and he was confident and determined to do better than Kalamashaka who were a hit by then. He formed a five member group called Gazab squad and recorded the song “Gazab Anthem” in Scratch Records. After the song the group broke up in the year 2000 because the rest of the members were not interested in music. That was when he joined Calif Records, a newly formed studio that was steadily rising. though at first he went silent for a while, he exploded with a hit song ”Pande zote mbili” in the year 2002.The song received considerable airplay and subsequent shows all over the country. After then, he was yet to be involved in another deadly hit in 2003,a trio collabo,”Mtu Saba” which up to date floats like a kite and whose lyrics and common are a form of communication among the youth.
Though he was active in studio duties which mainly involved recruiting of new artists and helping them as they record, he lay low to musically to concentrate on and manage private business. Early this year, he proved that he was still musically tough when he was featured by the king of Genge in the heat song,”Bidii yangu”.It clearly showed without reasonable doubt that Mahatma is one of the most Talented singers under the sun and his voice can attract fans from any corner of this planet. It made one of his happiest moments and at one time Fans in Nakuru ran wild when they realized the he was around. He was so amazed to know how much his fans cherished him especially because of that song yet it had not been declared that he was the voice behind the chorus. The virtuous God fearing Mahatma has returned to the music scene with a big bang and has currently released the song”Msha ambiwa”.Very soon, he will release his album”Fikra zangu”then disappear to manage private business. Though he has had such great achievements, he has undergone trying moments and met people who only want to take advantage of him i.e. in the year 2000, he was approached by an another artist to perform in Burundi but for the whole journey and performance, he only got 2000 shillings. He could not give up despite the many obstacles and as the wise say,” When the going gets tough, only the tough get going” he fought harder and became stronger. He owes great respect to the Calif clue especially Juacali.He is in the game, whatever the surprise he has, it’s for his fans.
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