Tofa Jaxx

Tofa Jaxx is an emerging singer-songwriter and remarkable live performer from Tanzania. His music combines R’n’B, neo-soul, jazz, nostalgic electro-pop, Afro-fusion and reggae, and his smoky, unique and mysterious voice is his trademark – once you’ve heard Tofa Jaxx live, you won’t be able to forget him anytime soon. His honeyed, soulful tenor combined with his honest, poetic lyrics feels like talking to an old friend or wrapping yourself in your favourite comfort blanket.

In 2016, Tofa Jaxx opened for Grammy winner Joss Stone at one of her “The Total World Tour” concerts in Zanzibar. He also performed with the Dhow Countries Music Academy band at one of the biggest cultural events in East Africa, the Zanzibar Film Festival. Together with seven other artists from all over the world, Tofa Jaxx was selected by the Goethe-Institut to participate in a “Musician’s Bootcamp” in Berlin.

His first release “I Want You” was nominated for the All Africa Music Awards in 2017 as the best R’n’B and soul song by an East African artist. During a stay of several months in London, Tofa Jaxx collaborated with dance-electronic producer duo Tru Fonix, singer-songwriter Tara Priya and musician D.Knights, among others, who produced his single “Go Away”.

In addition to his studio recordings and numerous live performances in Africa and Europe – his tour in the summer of 2022 most recently took him to countries such as Germany, Estonia, Latvia, Austria and Switzerland – Tofa Jaxx also composes film music, such as the soundtrack for the award-winning animated film “Mozizi” by the Tanzanian film giant Kijiweni Productions.

Tofa Jaxx, whose real name is Christopher Dominic Kihwele, currently lives and works in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and sings in both English and Swahili. In the future, he plans to broaden his spectrum and also use tribal languages in his music.

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