Timi Dakolo obtained a degree in Communication Studies from the University of Port Harcourt.

After his mother passed, his grandma, Ateni Dakolo, took up the responsibility of raising the music star. At age 13, Timi Dakolo’s family experienced a painful ordeal with the passing of his mother. Mr Dakolo was born on the 20th of January 1981, in Accra, Ghana, to a Nigerian father and a Ghanaian mother. He was named the golden voice of Africa and has a record deal with the Virgin Emi Records (UMG). He emerged winner of the inaugural season of Idols West Africa in 2007. This exceptional blend of 24 different cultures is led by internationally renowned Cameroonian producer Salatiel, a multi- faceted artist, under the direction of the international artistic representation and communication agency ARUSA Music and Entertainment which commissioned BIFTY, an acronym for Be Involved For The Youth to coordinate the project.Timi Dakolo (born January 20, 1981) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and music producer. They are: Tukkiman – Sénégal Cremilda Medina – Cabo Verde Mylmo – Mali Teddy – yo Ethiopia Imilo lechanceux- Burkina Faso Lord Ekomi – Gabon Jaylann – Morocco Timi Dakolo – Nigeria Jah Prayzah – Zimbabwe Dadiposlim- Comores Hakim – Egypt Samini – Ghana Assia – Algeria Emmerson Bockarie – Sierra Leone Georges Kalukusha – Malawi Peque Jazz – Equatorial Guinea WJ De King – South Sudan Rayen Youssef -Tunisia Lesme Minteiro – Guinea BissauRinyu – Cameroon Texvor – Ivory Coast Fame Sane – Cameroon Salatiel –Cameroon and Acho – Nigeria.Īs gathered, release date for the song is for October 30th 2021 as the production location is Douala and Yaounde.

Expected countries are: Senegal, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Nigeria, Gabon, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tunisia, Guinea, Gambia, Morocco, Egypt, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Comores, Malawi, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, SouthĪrtistes invited to the ‘Sing For Africa’ project are from Central Africa to North Africa, West Africa and Southern Africa. This special production is about showing a joyful and more optimistic Africa. The African Nations Cup of Football therefore offers unique moments of exchange, conviviality, meetings, solidarity and fulfillment through Sport and Culture.

The 52 matches that make up its framework are broadcast on five continents and in more than 150 countries. The project site is AchoĪFCON attracts among others, more than a billion viewers, two billion listeners, three million spectators, more than five thousand journalists and two hundred and fifty media. The idea of ‘Sing For Africa’ according to the organisers is to take advantage of the platform offered by the African Cup of Nations of Football (AFCON 2021) under the African Football Confederation billed for Cameroon between January 9 and Februto bring together under the humanitarian banner, the voices and the expertise of the African music, through the contribution of artistes from the 24 countries qualified for this event, in order to communicate to Africa and the world, a message of hope in a thematic song spreading peace, unity, concord, love and solidarity. Nigeria’s music sensations, Iheanacho Onuoha aka Acho, a Kora award nominee and brand ambassador to Vegahs real estate company in Lagos Nigeria, Timi Dakolo and Grammy nominee, Cameroonian international producer, Salatiel have been selected among other 21musicians whose countries qualified for the forthcoming African Football Cup Of Nations (AFCON) in a music project called: Sing For Africa.

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