Musa Jakadala Biography Facts, Family Ancestry, and List of Best Songs

Musa Jakadala is a Luo singer to watch for his boundless music style now international. The Hera Remo hitmaker remains a sensational artist with appealing youthful lyrics. His Dholuo vibes drive the message home with irresistible musical beats. Musa Jakadala biography sheds more light on his profile details and latest songs.

The respected Musa Jakadala has come a long way into dominating the Ohangla airwaves. His songs are both club-friendly and hooking to non-Luo speakers. Slow electric beats are why most Kenyans find Musa Jakadala’s tracks musical even without understanding the street-moving Dholuo lyrics.

Musa Jakadala profile facts

Musa Jakadala biography

The 35-year-old Musa Jakadala comes from Ugenya Ugunja, Siaya County, where he was born in 1989.

He is the second lastborn in a family of eight siblings and a widowed mother Consolata Obok.

Jakadala’s father Joseph Obok died shortly after his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education.

Education and career journey

Jakadala schooled at Ulwami Primary School in Nyanza province. He could not join high school on losing his breadwinner father.

In 2006, the life-strained Musa Jakadala relocated to Nairobi with help from a friend.

Initial life at Kayole slums was unbearable and so he had to find work.

At first, he worked for Damco Auto Garage Tushauriane as a trainee.

Working four months without pay in a garage was draining for a newcomer in Nairobi.

He later shifted to Damco Auto carwash for reasonable pay under a more strenuous working environment.

Savings from the car wash helped him continue his secondary education at St Agnes High School, Kayole, Komarock, in 2006.

In 2009, Musa Jakadala completed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exams.  

After that, he enrolled at New College for a Mechanics diploma course.

Musa Jakadala attended classes for one year before dropping out to concentrate on his music career.

Musa Jakadala music history

Jakadala launched his music career in 2010 with Blaze Africa Band. His star sparked at Club Village Kayole, with Goddy Myakka heading the group alongside the late Odongo.

Osogo Winyo and Dola Kabarry are Jakadala’s outstanding mentors to this day. He worked under Osogo Winyo for some time before finding his musical path.

In 2013, Jakadala excited his fans with a debut single, Nyar Alego. The overnight success saw him quitting from the band to form his own of six members.

Running a band was not easy at first, considering that their fan base was a handful. Luckily, the new group survived amid empty-seat performances.

Musa Jakadala biography further indicates that he earned Ksh. 6000 as first pay. He recalls using Ksh 2,500 to hire musical instruments.

Nyiri Dwaro Ang’o is the first album that Musa Jakadala released in his early days. He later amassed overwhelming fame for dropping Nyar Siaya hit.

Growing popularity in Dandora-based clubs enabled them to accept four more dancers into their crew.

Skyworld, GEO, and Nyanza are among the clubs that sealed lucrative deals with Jakadala and his team.

Musa has since grown his brand to seal deals with CBD entertainment spots, including club Nectar where he performs weekly.

Musa Jakadala band members

The list of Musa Jakadala band members has steadily grown in membership from six to more than 20.

Super Latin Ohangla Guyz band members include Salad, Ochieng, John Paul, Wicky, Kawiti, Choco, Caleb, Willy, Dogo B, Jageyo, Obonyo, Ken, Jeff, and Ayano.

Musa Jakadalla’s band has previously performed on the Power Breakfast show at Citizen TV.

The entertaining live session confirmed that Musa is rising even higher on the music charts.

Some albums produced are Nyiri Dwaro Ang’o, Nyar Siaya, Sina Shida. Hera Remo, and Chuny Dhano –The Heart of Men.

Musa Jakadala’s favourite songs include Hera Remo, Nyar Asembo, and Judy Nyasuba. He has featured Prince Indah in some of his music.

Musa Jakadala wife and children

Is Musa Jakadala married? Yes, the father of two children is taken. He is, however, reluctant when it comes to his sweetheart and lovely kids.

Even so, Hera Remo’s lyrics describe Musa Jakadala’s spouse as a heartbeat.

Elsewhere, Musa Jakadala and Singer Akotheer’s daughter Vesha Okello were recently in the limelight for a suspected relationship.

The rumor started with a video in which they were feeding each other Jakadala’s birthday cake.

The singer openly denied dating Akothee’s daughter Vesha Okello of about 25 years.

Netizens were reluctant to accept his response even after confirming himself as a family man. The stint from 2018 has since settled on the low-key.

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The biography of Musa Jakadala gathers all the top facts about the lakeside’s Ohangla singer. His role models in music include Dola Kabari and Odongo Winyo

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