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Jhikolabwino Siza Manyika (Jhikoman)

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Jhikoman (born as Jhikolabwino Siza Manyika; born in 1972) also known as Jhiko Manyika, is a Tanzanian reggae artist. His music provides him a voice to raise awareness about social oppression and injustice. He uses it as a medium for communicating messages of peace, love and unity. Jhikoman was born in 1972 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is the third child in the family. He has 8 other siblings, 5 brothers and 3 sisters. In addition to music, Jhikoman works as a painter, cartoonist, sculptor and a farmer. He currently resides in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. He is the lead singer of the Afrikabisa Band, since 2000. He is the vocal coach for his record label AfrikaBisa Records. In 2012, he joined as a vocal advisor at the Bagamoyo Institute of Art and Culture and TaSUBa. He has produced several albums and performed widely in Europe and Africa such as Mela in Oslo, Norway, World Village festival / Maalma Kylassa in Helsinki, Finland; Exeter Respect Festival in Exeter, Devon, UK and locally at ZIFF- Zanzibar International Film Festival, and Sauti za Busara in Zanzibar as well as Bagamoyo International Art Festival etc. He has three children – two daughters, Chimwemwe and Ntendele, and a son, Tayamika. His music can be found on CDBaby, iTunes and Amazon.

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He has served as an active musician since 1994 and toured extensively in both Europe and Africa. He combines acoustic reggae with African music. Jhikoman sings in English, Swahili, and mother tongue Kinyasa.

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Jhikolabwino Siza Manyika (Jhikoman)

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