Roberto has been active at the highest level in Surinamese Showbiz from 2000 to the present. His childhood dream was to become a professional footballer and his dream job was customs service. He played football for youth Transvaal. In 2000, at the age of 18, he was the youngest Radio announcer at KBC and was a radio DJ until mid-2003.

He also played 14.5 years for the top kaseko formation Aptijt From 2009 till now producer / manager / promoter of top Surinamese artists and upcoming artists the best known of the moment are Nisha Madaran and Newstyle.

‘Sumusic Awards’ the only and most popular award show in Suriname comes from the brain of Roberto Banel. He is also the creator of the only talent show that offers a platform to talents, ‘The Weekend Talent show’.

On November 22, 2018, Robert Bouterse decorated Roberto Banel with the silver medal of honor.

“I get the motivation to do what I do from what I see and what I feel. What my feeling entails, what comes to mind, I make music with it. To stay motivated you just have to be yourself, no matter what. There is no point in being demotivated, just keep yourself motivated and be positive”.