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Jhikoman is a well-known Tanzanian reggae artist. His unique singing style and lyrics have been touching people since 1994. He's produced several albums and has performed widely in Europe and Africa.
Biography
Jhikoman is a well-known Tanzanian reggae artist. His unique singing style and lyrics have been touching people since 1994. He's produced several albums and has performed widely in Europe and Africa. In his upcoming album Tupendane, Jhikoman keeps exploring, combining roots reggae with acoustic African sounds, which you can call Afro-Reggae. Using music as a tool for unification, the journey continues for Jhikoman to compose songs in a style without boundaries, a product of continued spiritual searchings and musical experimentation. Jhikoman mixes Kiswahili, English, and his native language Kinyasa. Jhikoman's music must be heard, preferably live, to be fully appreciated. Uplifting beats combined with positive words visibly move his audiences. Songs are composed in African and reggae styles (Afro-Reggae). For Jhikoman, music presents an opportunity to raise awareness about social oppression and injustice. It also provides a medium for communicating messages of peace, love, and unity. Jhikoman's songs bring real societal issues to the fore. Born in 1972 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, he is the third-born among nine siblings: six brothers and three sisters. Apart from music, Jhikoman is a painter, cartoonist, sculptor, and above all, Jhikoman is a farmer based in the Bagamoyo coastal region.
Biography
Jhikoman is a well-known Tanzanian reggae artist. His unique singing style and lyrics have been touching people since 1994. He's produced several albums and has performed widely in Europe and Africa. In his upcoming album Tupendane, Jhikoman keeps exploring, combining roots reggae with acoustic African sounds, which you can call Afro-Reggae. Using music as a tool for unification, the journey continues for Jhikoman to compose songs in a style without boundaries, a product of continued spiritual searchings and musical experimentation. Jhikoman mixes Kiswahili, English, and his native language Kinyasa. Jhikoman's music must be heard, preferably live, to be fully appreciated. Uplifting beats combined with positive words visibly move his audiences. Songs are composed in African and reggae styles (Afro-Reggae). For Jhikoman, music presents an opportunity to raise awareness about social oppression and injustice. It also provides a medium for communicating messages of peace, love, and unity. Jhikoman's songs bring real societal issues to the fore. Born in 1972 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, he is the third-born among nine siblings: six brothers and three sisters. Apart from music, Jhikoman is a painter, cartoonist, sculptor, and above all, Jhikoman is a farmer based in the Bagamoyo coastal region.
