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ully Sykes 

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Dully Sykes

Dully Sykes

Background information

Birth name Abdul Sykes

Also known as Mr. Misifa

Born4 December 1980 (age 33)

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Occupation(s) Singer

Years active 1999 –  present

Labels Dhahabu Records

Associated acts

Diamond Platnumz, Ommy Dimpoz, 

Joslin, Nash Y, Professor Jay,  Ngwair  

Dully Sykes (born Abdul Sykes in 4 December 1980[1]

) is a Tanzanian musician. He

specialises in the local Bongo Flava genre.

Contents

  1 Biography 

  2 Dully Sykes, Nyambizi, and controversy 

 

3 Discography   4 Compilations 

  5 Awards 

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5.1 Won 

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5.2 Nominations 

  6 References 

  7 External links 

Biography

Also known as Mr Misifa or Mr Chicks, Dully Sykes is a dancehall artist in Tanzania.[2]

 Hehas performed in the UK .[3] Following the footsteps of his father Ebby Sykes, a "Manu

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Dibango-type musician", Dully Sykes is one of the pioneers of  Swahili dancehall in the

African Great Lakes region, and is widely known for dropping hits like 'Julieta', 'Salome',

'Historia ya Kweli', 'Leah'. Some of the tracks he has written are based on true life stories.

After the first album 'Historia ya kweli' which was released in 2003 people started calling his

music 'Mwanasesele', Swahili for a high squeaky noise. With the song 'Handsome' and album

 by the same name, he became one of the biggest names in young urban music in Tanzania. Inhis third album, he proved that he is not only an artist but a fully-fledged musician by mixing

different music styles showing his versatility without compromising or changing his unique

African voice. To prove that he is multi-talented, he has been producing music at his newlyformed Dar es Salaam record label called 'Dhahabu Records' and continues to write songs. He

has delivered hooks to lots of artists from Man X's 'Nimechezea Bahati' to P-Funk's 'Please

Forgive Me'. One of his tracks titled 'Handsome' can be found on the African Rebel Music

"Roots reggae and dancehall" CD compiled by international record label, Out Here Records. 

Being in the limelight, Dully is no stranger to controversy or headlining the gossip columns

of newspapers. From being caught by traffic police driving a mini-bus when he was at the age

of 12 to using pepper-spray at a concert after having a row with the boyfriend of a girl he was

flirting with, newspapers always have something to talk about huyu mnyamwaizi niwaukweli walahi walahi nakuelezeni akiingia katika chorus huwaga akosei kabisa kama lile

chorus kaliimba na mnyama wangu professor jay chorus lingine kaliimba na mnyama sharoambae kwasaivi ni marehemu wahindi wanasema margee salaa... kiujumla sykes akosei ful

respect mnyama