Alhaji Garba Shu'aibu Gashuwa An haife shi ne a shekara ta alif 1957. Ya kasan ce mawaki ne da ke raye-raye a cikin mawakan Hausa na wannan zamani. Alhaji Garba Shu'aib Gashuwa, wanda aka fi sani da "Garba Gashuwa", shi dan Najeriya ne kuma mawakin zamani na Hausa mawãƙi,dan kasuwa,dan siyasa da kuma mai ritaya farar hula, An haife shi a Gasamu, a ba-rana Jakusko karamar Yankin Jihar Yobe, Arewa maso Gabashin Nijeriya a shekarar 1957,mahaifinsa Sālisu da mahaifiyarsa Salāmatu. Mahaifin Gashuwa dan asalin garin Badawa ne (Bade) kuma yana da yara hudu, wadanda suka hada da Sa'idu, Isa, Garba (na uku),Sai Musa. A yau, Garba Gashuwa yana zaune a Kano tare da danginsa kuma yana da ’ya’ya da yawa; a cikinsu akwai Musa Garba Gashuwa, haziki kuma mashahurin mawaki. A maganganun da janar yayi a tsakanin Musulmi al'ummomi a Hausaland, Gashuwa ta ilimi fara da shekaru biyu a lokacin da ya halarci wani gargajiya Kur'ani makaranta a Gasamu.