In the East African music circles, the name Fadhili Williams - the composer of the world famous song MALAIKA, is a household name. Now, a new Fadahili Nkurlu, a Tanzanian born music artist is a rising star in Minnesota and will release his first ten-song album before the end of this year.
The 37-year-old engineer now working with 3M in the Twin Cities was born in Singida in Central Tanzania and grew up in Dar es Salaam where he attended school at Bunge Primary, Azania Secondary and Tambaza High School before joining the University of Dar es Salaam.
He then moved on to the United States for further education and continued to advance his music interest as an accomplished pianist, composer, singer and song-writer.
Fadhili Nkurlu is a holder of grade 7 certificate for piano music from the Associated Board of the London-based Royal school of Music. He also had a stunt in music at the Tanzania Music Conservatory school which enabled him to play the piano at age 15 at the Azania Lutheran Church in Dar es Salaam.
He has performed with Mila Band, Ananse Band, African Music Experience and Marimba Africa in the Twin Cities. Big music names that have shared the same platform with Fadhili include Samba Mapangala, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Ngouma Lokito, to name a few.
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