Mighty King Kong
| Mighty King Kong | |
|---|---|
| Jina la kuzaliwa | Paul Otieno Imbaya |
| Amezaliwa | September 26, 1973 |
| Asili yake | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Amekufa | Disemba 25, 2007 |
Paul Otieno Imbaya (26 Septemba 1973 - 25 Desemba 2007), anajulikana zaidi kwa jina lake la kisanii Mighty King Kong, alikuwa mwanamuziki wa reggae kutoka Kenya . Alizaliwa Ugenya, Wilaya ya Siaya .
Alipokuwa mtoto alipata shambulio kali la polio na alilemazwa kiuno na kwenda chini kutibiwa. Alisoma katika Shule ya Msingi ya Ambira, lakini akaacha shule akiwa Darasa la Sita kufuatia kifo cha babake. Alihamia jiji la Kisumu ambako alikua mtoto wa mitaani na ombaomba . [1]
Mnamo 1993 alihamia Nairobi . Kwa usaidizi wa DJ Stone, deejay ambaye alikutana naye Kisumu, aliweza kutumbuiza katika vilabu vya Nairobi kila wiki. [2]
Miaka michache baadaye alihamia Mombasa na kutumbuiza na bendi kama Them Mushrooms na Pressmen. Baadaye alihamia Kampala, Uganda kutumbuiza na bendi maarufu ya Simba Ngoma. Mjini Kampala alipata pesa za kutosha kurekodi albamu yake ya kwanza. Alirejea Albamu yake, iliyoitwa Ladies Choice, ilitayarishwa na Maurice Oyando, babake RV na mtangazaji wa redio Tallia Oyando, wa studio za Next Level. [3] Ilitolewa mnamo Juni 1999. Albamu yake ya pili, Cinderella ilitolewa mnamo 2001, tena na studio za Next Level.
Albamu yake ya tatu, Return of the King, aliitoa mnamo 2004. Hata hivyo, Mighty King Kong alilaumu hadharani kutokana na mkataba wake kuwa wa kinyonyaji. Mnamo 2007, alitoa albamu ya mkusanyiko "The Best of King Kong".
Nje na Kenya, alitumbuiza nchini Ujerumani, Uholanzi na Afrika Kusini.
Kifo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Alikufa Siku ya Krismasi, 2007 akiwa na umri wa miaka 34, baada ya kulishwa sumu (kama ilivyoandikwa kwenye magazeti ya ndani). Alisafirishwa hadi Hospitali ya Taifa ya Kenyatta jijini Nairobi, ambako alifariki alipokuwa akitibiwa. Alimwacha mjane , Jackline Ouma, na mtoto. [4]
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ Karuoya, Njoki (2000). "Rags to Records - The reggae musician who started off as a street beggar in Kisumu". Nation FM. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 10 Mei 2000. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Juni 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Karuoya, Njoki (2000). "Rags to Records - The reggae musician who started off as a street beggar in Kisumu". Nation FM. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 10 Mei 2000. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Juni 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) Karuoya, Njoki (2000). "Rags to Records - The reggae musician who started off as a street beggar in Kisumu". Nation FM. Archived from the original on 10 May 2000. Retrieved - ↑ Karuoya, Njoki (2000). "Rags to Records - The reggae musician who started off as a street beggar in Kisumu". Nation FM. Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 10 Mei 2000. Iliwekwa mnamo 20 Juni 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link)Karuoya, Njoki (2000). "Rags to Records - The reggae musician who started off as a street beggar in Kisumu". Nation FM. Archived from the original on 10 May 2000 Retrieved - ↑ Adero, Brian. "'Mighty' King Kong passes on", 26 December 2007.