kyabo (Yabo Dyakopu) is a South African singer-songwriter. Born in Bloemfontein on December 12, 2002, kyabo spent portions of their early life in different parts of South Africa like Upington in the Northern Cape province and Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga province. They moved to Johannesburg at the age of 13 to attend The National School of the Arts. Having majored in Music, they're classically trained in Voice and Guitar. They were involved in multiple musical theatre productions (Once On This Island