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BIT BIO
NAME: _________
GENDER: Male
AGE: __
BIRTHDAY: ____________
SIGN: Unavailable
BIRTH PLACE: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
STAGE NAME: Mwanafalsafa
JOB: Hip-Hop Artist
GENRE: Hip-Hop
RECORD LABEL: Various Records
BASE: Dar Es Alam, Tanzania


Biography
Mwanafalsafa is a Tanzania born hip-hop bongo flava artist and a member of the famed East Coast Team based inDar Es Salam who became famous after the release of his hit song 'mabinti'.

Career
His performance and lyrical content have made him one of the famous hip-hop artists in Tanzania, Mwanafalsafa aka Binamu rose to fame with the release of his first solo single 'Ingekuwa Vipi' in 2002, the track entered the top ten numbers in various radio stations in Tanzania.

He plunged into the music career by performing on stage in 1993 when he was still a Standard Seven pupil at Mdote Primary School in Muheza, Tanga. Before that in 1990, he and his brother were transferred to Tanga Region where they completed primary school at Mdote in Muheza. During those days, his brother used to imitate other people's lyrics by writing them down and performing at school. When he was still in Form Two, Mwanafalsafa managed to form a crew known as Black Skin with his schoolmates Robilus and Getheerics in 1995-97. In 1996, he managed to clinch the third position in the Tanga region hip-hop competition.

Mwanafalsafa returned to Dar es Salaam in 1998 and joined the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), where he studied for four months. However, he quit DIT to pursue A-level studies at Ununio Islamic High School, where he majored in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM). After completing A-level studies, in August 2000 he plunged seriously into the world of music by composing lyrics while waiting for DJ Bonie Love of Mawingu Records to start producing his music. Under Mawingu Records, he has managed to release his debut album known as Mwanafalsafa in 2002.

He has since released three albums to date with the current album 'Unanitega' grabbing the Best Hip hop Album award at the Kilimanjaro Music Awards 2006. He has also formed a crew that goes by the name of Warwil.

ALBUMS

Unanitega (2005)

Awards / Recognitions

Kilimanjaro Music Awards (2006) - 'Hip-Hop Album of the Year'

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