
Everyone has a life story. We all have something deep about us that
we’ll always live to tell. That’s the same thing with Tanzanian singer
Alikiba, who has for the past decade risen to be among the most
recognized East African artistes has, gone through.Alikiba has dropped hits over the years, from “Nakshi Mrembo” to
“Chekecha Cheketua”. He has indeed managed to maintain his career
In a recent interview on the XXL Show on Clouds FM, Alikiba said that
he used to be an aspiring footballer. He was grinding hard with the
hope of getting signed to a major football club.
“Sababu ilikuwa wimbo wangu wa Cinderella ulikuwa umehit ikabidi niachane na mpira nikaanza kupiga hela Tanzania nzima nikazunguuka,” he said.
(I had to let go of football because my song “Cinderella” had become a hit and I had to go around the country promoting it).Alikiba has been riding high with his collaboration with American R&B
singer Ne-Yo. King Kiba was part of the select artistes who got to work
with the “Miss Independent” singer on the song “Reason”.