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Maiko Zulu

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Biography

Maiko Zulu is a Zambian reggae musician,[1] human rights activist[2] and a recognized International labour organisation child ambassador to Zambia. His work both in the music industry and human rights arena is well known both locally and internationally. Maiko was born in Livingstone which is a tourist capital city of Zambia. He grew up on his family owned farm. Maiko moved to Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia at the age of six according to his biography on Maiko Zulu website,.[4] It was while in Lusaka that maiko began his singing career. He entered the music industry with a stage name called St. Michael, a name he later changed.[5] According to Times of Zambia newspaper interview with Zulu, Zulu said that he changed his name “to maintain his African origin hence, adoption of the local spelling of Maiko”. Maiko is a songwriter, musician and a producer. His songs include “Mad President”, a song which the state owned TV Broadcaster refused to play on their station,.[7][8][9] Maiko currently also works as a Studio manager at Muvi TV studios in Lusaka.

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He has won the local Ngoma Awards for Best Male Performer on two occasions and also the Annual Zambian Music Industry Award, been nominated for the M-Net Most talked about artiste awards in Zambia. Internationally, he has performed in South Africa (Durban 2000 AIDS conference), Burkina Faso and in the United Kingdom.

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