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Fresh Jumbe Mkuu

While he was still litle boy, Fresh moved from his home town 'Tanga' to the capital Dar es salaam and joined Dar International band. Fresh performed with many famous musicians and bands in Tanzania like Juwata Jazz band, Mlimani park band and Safari sound band, and wrote and sang many hit songs. Jirani, Masudi, Bwana Mashaka, Namsaka mbaya wangu (Ama zake ama zangu), Pamela, Ndoa ya lazima, Conjester, Kinyozi hajinyoi, Elimu ni msingi wa maisha, Tuhifadhi mazingira and Penzi ni kikohozi are some of his hit numbers in Tanzania. His song TUHIFADHI MAZINGIRA (Let's protect Environment) was a big hit in Tanzania, and that made him to be one of only two Tanzanian musicians who were chosen by Tanzania Environment Organization to present Tanzania in an African Environment festival in Nairobi Kenya in early 90's. This song has been played in many Environment activities and events in Tanzania including some Environment programs in some Radio Stations. In 1991, Fresh moved to Kenya to try to widening his talent. In Kenya, Fresh and other musicians from Tanzania, Kenya and DRC, found Angusha band. The band became very popular in Nairobi. In 1992 Fresh Jumbe and Angusha band signed contract to perform in an African club (Pigapiga) in Tokyo Japan. In 1994 Fresh moved to London and continue with his music business. In 1995 Fresh decided to move back to Japan and start his new life in Tokyo where he currently live and do his music business. In 1996, Fresh found his band 'The Tanzanites band' which has 7 members, 4 from Tanzania, 1 from DRC and 2 Japanese. His band The Tanzanites became very popular all around Japan and some part of Asia.
Fresh often visits and performs in his country Tanzania for his fans. Fresh mainly sings in swahili, but also in English and Japanese. He owns a recording studio and Video production under the name 'FRESH PRODUCTION' in Tokyo where he records his own music, commercial music for radios and television, and also record other artists (mostly foreigners) in Tokyo.