 Kabongo akaberekerwa muLubumbashi, guta rakakurira muZaire yava kunzi Democratic Republic of the Congo. Akatamira nemhuri yake kuSouth Africa munguva yehondo. Ane vakoma vana, kusanganisira mutambi webhasikiti Myck Kabongo, uye hanzvadzi imwe. Muna 1998, Kabongo akatamira kuToronto nemhuri yake. Baba vaKabongo vaiwanzoshanda semutambi mufirimu neterevhizheni. 