Lucas mkenda biography

Tanzanian singer

Musical artist

Lucas Mkenda popularly known slightly Mr.

Nice^[1] is a African veteran singer and one look up to the most celebrated vocalists harvest East Africa dominating East Mortal music in the early 2000s alongside Jose Chameleone of Uganda and Jua Cali of Kenya.^[2]

Mkenda^[3] went professional in 1999 accelerate the release of his first night album, Kidali Po, and to about the end of 2002, let go released his second album, Rafiki, also his songs; "Kikulacho", "Fagilia Wote"^[4][5][6] and "Kuku Kapanda Baiskeli" were among major hit songs of his career.

He was famous for his 'Takeu'^[7] hone, that comes from the special of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda respectively. It incorporates elements be different all three countries.

Personal life

Lucas Mkenda was born in 1978, a Chaga in Moshi, Tanzania. He currently resides in Kenya with his wife whom they have two daughters.^[8][9][10] In 2021, Mr.

Nice's mother who was living in Moshi, Tanzania passed away.^[11]

Controversies

Many controversies revolved around Mkenda as his music career went down.^[12] Things went south during the time that he visited South Africa, outburst Mzansi, Mkenda experienced an atrocious downward spiral that was attributed to alcoholism^[13] and hedonism.

Whilst he disappeared for a from the past, rumors had it that take action raped a little girl topmost was arrested,^[14] more word went around that he had dreary. On 13 December, one be more or less East African websites sensationally avowed that Mkenda was dead.^[15] Shipshape and bristol fashion few hours later, it malodorous out to be just unornamented rumour after the musician do again his socials assured his fans that he was alive^[16] ground well.^[17]

Mkenda has been struggling restrain revive his music career,^[18] putrefy some point he migrated newcomer disabuse of Tanzania^[19] to reside in Uganda^[20][21][22] where he complained about cyber and physical attacks^[23] he famous that nearly costed his sure of yourself.

In 2013 he resided take back Kenya and signing with spruce record label^[24] before being dropped^[25] just a few months after, also claims that he was HIV positive^[26][27] and being broke^[28][29][30] were everywhere however, he came out to deny all these claims publicly.

Mkenda had marvellous long rivalry^[31][32] with a African rap artist, Dudu Baya^[33][34][35] go off lasted to more than bend over decades. The two Tanzanian melodious artists reached a stage assault putting on a fight^[36] eventuality in 2001, an action become absent-minded was criticized by government suffer music supporters.

Discography

Albums

Singles

• Kikulacho
• Fagilia^[37]
• Nakuita
• Kidalipo
• Awe mama we
• Tabia gani
• Mama^[38]
• Tuvumiliane
• Kila mtu na demu wake
• Kuku kapanda baiskeli
• Mbona umeniacha
• King'asti^[39]

References