Maiko Zulu: Difference between revisions

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'''Maiko Zulu''' (born Michael Somanje Zulu) is a [[Zambia]]n musician,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7421670.stm "Dodgy DJs' under fire in Zambia "], [[BBC News]], May 30, 2008.</ref> human rights activist<ref>[http://www.zamnet.zm/newsys/news/viewnews.cgi?category=3&id=1110541384 " Maiko Zulu makes it with Reggae unlimited "], ZAMNET, May 4, 2005.</ref> and a recognized International labour organisation child ambassador to Zambia. His work both in the music industry and human rights arena is well known both locally and internationally.<ref>[http://www.postzambia.com/content/view/12130/ " Those who engage in violence against journalists will face the law – Kunda "], The Post, August 3, 2009.</ref>

Maiko was born in [[Livingstone| Livingstone, Zambia]] 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 "] [[my space 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|Times of Zambia Newspaper]]</ref>