Top 10 Things You Might Not Know About Ras Caleb

Ras Caleb is an award-winning Zim dancehall artist who is popularly known for the songs Tokwe Mukosi and Nehanda. The Tokwe Mukosi song proved to be a runaway success, making him a household name and a force to reckon with in the Zimdancehall circles. He is one of the most loved reggae artistes in Zimbabwe.

Check out the top ten things you didn’t know about Ras Caleb below:

1. Ras Caleb’s real name is Caleb Tareka , born on 16 February 1987

2. He grew up in Masvingo where he attended his Primary and Secondary education up to Advanced Level .

3. Caleb went to Salvation Army church regularly with the encouragement of his mother and sang in the choir.

4. He also studied journalism in South Africa after completing his A-Level education.

5. Caleb moved to Harare after his education where he stayed at Soul Jah Love’s home in Waterfalls along with other artists Roki and Mafriq where they doubled the house as the recording studio for musicians

6. Roki and some of his friends however eventually moved from the house and Caleb was left homeless as he could not be accommodated at the new house, he was forced to live on the street around Jongwe Corner for some time.

7.  In 2012, Caleb released the song Nehanda but it didn’t become the hit he expected it to be, things changed however when he was introduced to Chill Spot Records Zimdancehall producers Fantan and Levelz and went on to record Tokwe Mukosi song.

8. Ras Caleb’s most popular song ‘Tokwe Mukosi’was recorded in solidarity with the victims of the 2014 Tokwe Mukosi Floods which left many Masvingo families homeless and displaced.

9. In some of his songs like Tokwe Mukosi, Ras Caleb refers to himself as the Rascal Dread.

10. In 2014 his track ‘Tokwe Mukosi’ became the Zimdancehall Best Conscious song