Jua Cali whose real name is Paul Nunda was born on September 12, 1979. Jua Cali is an MC from Kenya. He performs genge style of Kenyan music and mostly rasps in Swhili. Together with local producer Clemo, he founded Calif Records in 2000 and has been with the label ever since.
His first recorded track was “Ruka,” released in 2001 and was followed by “Nipe Asali” in 2002. In 2004 he collaborated with Pilipili in a track called "Kamata Dame". Like most Kenyan artists, it took several years before his first full album was released. His album "Juacali Sekta" reached the stores in 2006, containing mostly previously released singles.
At the “2006 Kisima Music Awards (KMA’s), Jua Cali won the Boomba male award for his song Kiasi. At the 2006 Chaguo La Teeniez awards (CHAT Awards) he was nominated in three categories. At the 2007 CHAT Awards he won two awards: Best Male and Celebrity categories. At the 2007 Kisima Music Awards Jua Cali again won two categories: best male artist and boomba male, And in August 2007, he was among the 100 most influential Kenyans selected by The Standard newspaper. Jua Cali has toured the US, Africa and a lot of other countries.
In 2007 he was internationally nominated for the MOBO Awards and MTV Europe Music Awards. His hit Kwaheri was a major hit in Kenya that year.
His stage name Jua Cali, is derived from “Jua Kali,” a Swahili term meaning informal sector.