Maiko Zulu: Difference between revisions

Maiko was born in [[Livingstone]] which is a tourist capital city of Zambia. He grew up on his family owned farm. Maiko moved to Lusaka, the capital city of [[Zambia]] at the age of six according to his biography on Maiko Zulu website,.<ref>[http://www.maikozulu.org.zm/biography.htm " Biography' "], Maiko Zulu website, July 22, 2009.</ref> It was while in Lusaka that maiko began his singing career. He  entered the music industry with a stage name called St. Michael, a name he later changed.<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/herbstalk "Maiko Zulu's Blurbs "] MySpace catched page August 31, 2011.</ref> According to Times of Zambia newspaper interview with Zulu, Zulu said that he changed his name "''to maintain his African origin hence, adoption of the local spelling of Maiko''".<ref>[http://www.times.co.zm/news/viewnews.cgi?category=20&id=1107469701 I am now Maiko Zulu!] [[Times of Zambia]]</ref>

Maiko is a song writer, musician and a producer. His songs has included a Mad president, a song which the state owned TV Broadcaster refused to play on their station,.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7421670.stm "Dodgy DJs' under fire in Zambia "], BBC News, May 30, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulkqg_2p7k4 "Mad president"], [[YouTube]], June 30, 2009</ref><ref>[http://lyricsafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=99&Itemid=62 ZNBC Rejects St Michael’s Album] Lyrics Africa</ref>