Spotlight: Lyambiko
MIMI Mambo
Written By: Staff Writer
Photo Credits: Uwe Arens
Caption: "Lyambiko"
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The singer Lyambiko was born in the
German state of Thuringia and grew up in a
musically active family. Her grandfather
was already a member of a jazz combo
back in the 1930's, and her father sang in
both a church choir and in jazz and
world-music bands in his native Tanzania.
As a child, Lyambiko took lessons on the
saxophone, the clarinet and in classical
singing, and played the tenor sax in her
music school's big band. She was only 17
when she founded her first band as a
singer (folk, pop and blues), and was the
youngest entrant in a band contest where
she won her first studio recording.
.
After a longer break from making music,
Lyambiko moved to Berlin in 1999 to
pursue formal music training.
MIMI Mambo
Written By: Staff Writer
Photo Credits: Uwe Arens
Caption: "Lyambiko"
.
The singer Lyambiko was born in the
German state of Thuringia and grew up in a
musically active family. Her grandfather
was already a member of a jazz combo
back in the 1930's, and her father sang in
both a church choir and in jazz and
world-music bands in his native Tanzania.
As a child, Lyambiko took lessons on the
saxophone, the clarinet and in classical
singing, and played the tenor sax in her
music school's big band. She was only 17
when she founded her first band as a
singer (folk, pop and blues), and was the
youngest entrant in a band contest where
she won her first studio recording.
.
After a longer break from making music,
Lyambiko moved to Berlin in 1999 to
pursue formal music training.
