| Kabelo | |
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| Birth name | Kabelo Mabalane |
| Born | December 15, 1976 |
| Origin | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Genres | kwaito, hip hop |
| Occupations | rapper, actor, CEO |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Labels | Faith Records |
| Website | Official website |
Kabelo Mabalane (born 15 December 1976) known by his stage name as Kabelo or Bouga Luv is a South African kwaito musician, songwriter and actor. He was a member of the kwaito trio TKZee. He has opened shows for American world famous musicians such as Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Ja Rule and Rihanna[1][2] Kabelo co-own Faith Records, a South African independent music company.
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Kabelo won the 2004 Kora Award for Best Southern Africa Male Artist.[3] Mabalane has also run the Comrades Marathon on three occasions from 2006 to 2008. In 2008 he finished just under the 10-hour mark. He also featured on the August 2008 cover of Runner's World magazine.
In 2005, Kabelo signed a deal with Reebok to produce a sneaker called, Bouga Luv.
Along with his TKZEE bandmates (Tokollo Tshabalala and Zwai Bala) Kabelo performed at 2010 Fifa World Cup Opening Ceremony.
SPORT Throughout high school, Kabelo has been a very active sports man. In 2005 he started to prepare for Comrades Marathon, 93 km, a race that's all about testing one's mental and physical endurance. Since 2006, to date, Kabelo has entered and completed five of the most grueling races. In 2008 the South African Sports Confederation Olympics Committee (SASCOC) chose Kabelo to be an Olympic Ambassador. In April 2010 Kabelo was named as the presenter of a new multi-sport and lifestyle talk-show on South Africa's SABC2 channel that airs on Fridays at 21:30. Apart from his experienced and esteemed TV and presenter skills, Mabalane has in the past few years had an inspiring sports career. Having completed the international Comrades Marathon five times, it was to be expected for him to dig deeper than just goals and match scores on the show. Not your average sports show, Sportsnite aims to engage and entertain viewers with topical sports debates and relevant features with standard coverage of weekly match results as well as a view from behind-the-scenes of the sporting world matches from soccer to rugby, cricket, tennis, netball, hockey and athletics. At the 30th SAB Sports Journalist of the Year Awards, on 6 September 2010, Kabelo was rewarded with two awards, in Best Newcomer Overall and Best Newcomer Television Presenter.
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