Makadem
After completing his high school education at Jamhuri High School in 1992, Makadem became a tour guide based in Mombasa. Having been born a musician, he began substituting guiding with musical performances for tourists in Diani Beach Hotels, the latter surpassing the former.By 1999, Makadem had recorded my first single “Mr. Lololova” – a reggae song that branded his sound. By 2000, Makadem found a sponsor for first full length recording, however due to lack of full payment to the producer, my album never saw the light of day. In spite of this hardship he carried on and continued performing on a regular basis. In 2001, 2002 and 2004, Makadem shared the stage with Gregory Isaacs, Mighty Culture, and Glen Washington respectively in Nairobi. In December 2004, with the Nairobi City Ensemble, he also traveled to Djibouti for the Fest-Horn Festival. After having finished recording his twelve track album - Ohanglaman - he has successfully varied his style of music from raga to an African based music popularly referred to as ‘Anglo-Ohangla’ which is a fusion of Ohangla, Nyatiti, and Dodo -traditional Luo (western Kenya, Lake Victoria region tribe) styles of Music mixed with other modern African beats with heavily accented Luo-English Vocals.