Mike Kalambay

Mike Kalambay in 2020.

**Mike Kalambay** (born April 21, 1980) is a Congolese gospel singer-songwriter whose origin is from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mike Kalambay also founded *Mike Kalambay & Shekina Music*.

## Early life

Mike Kalambay was born on April 21, 1980, and is the son of Joseph Kabamuanishi and Monique Ngola. He was born in Kinshasa. He grew up in the former province of Kasai Oriental, in the city of Mbuji-Mayi.

## Career

In 1994, Mike was baptized at the Cité Béthel Church of the Apostle Emmanuel Mbiye Mulaya which is Moise Mbiye's father at the age of 7. He started his musical career by singing in a youth church choir "*Les étoiles de Louange*" where he met another congolese gospel singer, Moise Mbiye and others.

Mike released his debut album entitled *Jésus* *"mon tout"* which contains 10 songs in which he released his first song, *Adoration full* in 2005. The album was a success for his career and was nominated on Ndule Awards.

In 2005 he created group of 13 people included himself named Shekina Music. in 2008 the group release the album of 10 songs titled *"Un jour*" that was directed by the singer Sandra Mbuyi. Mike Kalambay's fame was discovered for the first time alongside Thomas Lokofe when he released two albums: *“Nzambe na Elikya*" and "*I lift my eyes*”.

In 2014, Mike released two albums which both are famously recognised in the DRC: *"Un jour...*" and "*Dans Ta Presence Vol. 1*" with Shekina Music. In 2017, Mike Kalambay hosted the Mike Kalambay Concert Boat Ride on July 14. In 2019, Mike Kalambay released "*Mon avocat*" and was nominated for the Ndule Awards and the 50th anniversary of The Churches of Revival. In 2020, he released his top single, *"C'est ton jour*" in July. Mike also performed at Mungu wa Maajabu with Deborah Lukalu in which Mercy Chinwo had attended.

## Personal life

Mike Kalambay had a wife, Penielle Tshibasu Kalambay (Nsambu and now Sambu) and the couple has two children, Shaddai and Zion Kalambay, which both names come from Zion and Shaddai, which are from The Bible. Many sources had stated that Mike had cheated and had kissed another woman, even Penielle had admitted, but Mike had denied the statement. They divorced in 2019.

## Discography

### Albums

* 2005: *Jesus Mon Tous*
* 2014: *Un jour...*
* 2014: *Dans Ta Presence Vol.1*
* 2014: *Dans Ta Presence Vol.2*
* 2016: *Je suis une Étoile*
* 2018: *Kumama*
* 2019: *Mon Avocat*

### Live albums

* 2015: *Mega Celebration*
* 2015: *Live Acoustics Dans Ta Presence*

### Singles and Eps

* 2019: *Congo Uni*
* 2020: *C'est ton jour*

### Live tours

* Maximum Celebration (Lubumbashi on November 13, 2017)
* Mike Kalambay Concert Boat Ride (July 14)

## References

1. ↑ Mboke, Nabiso (June 1, 2018). Mike KALAMBAYI (ln).
2. ↑ admin. Mike Kalambay – Net Worth, Bio, Age, Height, Birthday, Wiki 2019! (en-US).
3. ↑ Le, Redaction (April 20, 2018). Tout savoir sur le frère Mike Kalambay (fr-FR).
4. ↑ Nago, Seck (December 12, 2008). Mike Kalambay & Shékinah Music – Congo Kinshasa (RDC) | cd mp3 concert biographie news | Afrisson (fr-FR).
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tickets | Mike Kalambay Concert Boat Ride | CincyTicket.
6. ↑ Codingest (March 19, 2019). Pourtant confirmé par sa femme, Mike Kalambay dément toute rumeur de crise au sein de son couplé ! (fr-FR).
7. ↑ aaubernard (March 23, 2019). Penielle kalambay via Instagram parle de son divorce avec le chantre Mike kalambay (fr-FR).
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Luvundisakio, Jolga Fayrouz (December 14, 2019). Portrait : Mike Kalambay, une jeunesse consacrée au service de Dieu (fr-FR).
9. ↑ NDULE AWARDS 6TH EDITION (February 21, 2021).