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Find Tinga Tinga painters!
How do the painters sign their paintings? (now more than 100 painters included)
ARTIST - He is creative, developes his style and is not copied by other artists. |
ARTISAN - A skilful painter who masters the teqnicues of painting. He paints the same motives more times. |
APPRENTICE - Either a student or a painter who has not fully mastered the teqniques of painting. |
* A painter working outside the Cooperative ♦ member or associated painter to the Cooperative † A painter who passed away |
HOME OF THE TINGA TINGA PAINTERS - NAKAPANYA
Nakapanya is between "Masasi" and "Tunduru" down on the map (in the middle). Enlarge the map to see Nakapanya.
PAINTERS
Abdallah Chilamboni
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Adamu Saidi Tikatika
Born: 1979, Tunduru
Teacher: Saidi Omary
Started to Paint: 2002
Family Tingatinga: A.Hasani, Akilimali, Ajaba and others
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
No text = no informatio
Agnes Mpata
Born: 1969, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Mbwana Sudi
Started to Paint: 1995
Family Tingatinga: Simon Mpata
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Akilimari Issa
Born: 1977, Nakapanya
Teacher: Abasi Mbuka and Mzee Lumumba (Salum Mussa)
Started to Paint: 1996
Family Tingatinga: Brothers Ajaba Issa, Issa Issa (he paints on Zanzibar)
Published: NO
ARTISAN
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Amani
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Ali Wasia
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: Brothers Becker Wasia and Becker Wasia. Uncles Charinda, Thabiti Mchisa etc.
ARTIST
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Apai Charinda
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Aminata Rashidi
Born: 1984, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Mwamedi Chiwaya and Rashidi Nakoko Mlaponi, her father
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: Rashidi Mlaponi, Omary Amonde, Abdul Mkura, Saidi Nakoko.
Published: NO
APPRENTICE
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Athumani Charinda
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Apendaye Nakoko
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Bato John
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Bakiri Hasani
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Besti Mkumba
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Becker Wasia
Born: 1973, Nakapanya
Teacher:Thabiti Mchisa
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: Brothers Mussa Wasia and Ali Wasia. Uncles Charinda, Thabiti Mchisa etc.
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Charinda Mohamed
Born: 1947, Nakapanya
Teacher: Hashim Bushir Mruta
Started to Paint: 1975
Family Tingatinga: YES
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Chado Amadi
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Daudi Tingatinga
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Chenchere Mustapha
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Duke Liame
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Dogo Thelumani
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Farida Husseini
Born: 1974, Tunduru
Teacher: Issa Thabiti
Started to Paint: 2000
Family Tingatinga: YES
Published: NO
ARTISAN
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Emilias Omary
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Godfray Tiamalu
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTIST
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Gayo Peter
Born: 1978, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Saidi Omary and Abasi Mbuka
Started to Paint: 1998
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Helena Roga
Born: 1982, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Maido Mteko (He is painting in Mosambique)
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga:Saidi Chilamboni
Published: NO
APPRENTICE
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Hasani Kamale
Born: 1947, Mindu
Teacher: Tedo Kaspar
Started to Paint: 1973
Family Tingatinga: He has married a sister of Tedo Kaspar. The son Jaribuni Hasani and Yasini Hasani. Another close relatives are: Akilimali, Adamu, Ajaba
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Iddi Issa
Born: 1971, Mchuruku Village (Near Tunduru)
Teacher: Rajabu Chiwaya and Bushiri Mruta
Started to Paint:
Family Tingatinga: Family of Hashim Bushiri Mruta
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Hemedi Mbaluku
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Jabili Masudi
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTIST
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Issa Thabiti
Born: 1969, Nakapanya
Teacher: His brother Thabiti Mchisa
Started to Paint: 1990
Family Tingatinga: Brother Hasani Mchisa (He passed in 2009), Thabiti Mchisa and Issa Issa (paints on Zanzibar), Nasombe Thabiti (passed in 2009)
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Julius Kabili
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Jaribuni Hasani
Born: 1971, Mindu
Teacher: Kamale Hasani
Started to Paint: 1988
Family Tingatinga: His teacher is his father. He has brother Yasini Hasani.
Published: YES
APPRENTICE
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Kambili Noeli
Born: 1976, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Mzee Lumumba (His name Salum Mussa Pitheria)
Started to Paint: 1997
Family Tingatinga: Jaribuni, Yasini, Nakoko etc.
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Kolumba Mohamed
Born: 1976, Dar es Salaam
Teacher:
Started to Paint:
Family Tingatinga: NO, he came to Tingatinga Cooperative through Tinga Tinga Football Club
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Lukas Ndunguru
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Malikita Maurus
Born: 1967, Mpute Village (Nachingwea)
Teacher: Abdallah Maulana
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Mangula Ramadhani
Born: 1977, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: S.Omary
Started to Paint: 1997
Family Tingatinga: NO, he came to Tingatinga Cooperative through Tinga Tinga Football Club
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Matonya Samweli
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTIST
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Athumani Saidi Maulana
Born: 1983, Tunduru
Teacher: Salum Bushiri
Started to Paint: 2001
Family Tingatinga: S.Bushiri is his uncle.
Published: No
ARTISAN
He is one of the painters who illustrated the children films "Tinga Tinga Tales" for BBC and Walt Disney. 'He started to experiment in painting new Tinga Tinga after leaving the Tiger Aspect Studio´s in Nairobi. Especially he examines our traditional perception of animals. He achieves this through mixing the different characters of animals. Giraffes with Zebra´s skin, Hippos with Leopard´s skin etc.
Mawazo Chiwaya
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Mbuka Abbas
Born: 1975, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Mzee Lumumba (also colled Salum Mussa)
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: NO. But after he lost his father Mzee Lumumba he took care of him.
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Mbwana Sudi
Born: 1960, Mchungwa Village (Coastal Region)
Teacher: Saidi Chilamboni
Started to Paint: 1978
Family Tingatinga: NO, He came to Tingatinga Cooperative through Saidi Chilamboni, whom his family rented out a room.
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Mimus Jaffary
Born: 1962, Nakapanya
Teacher: Bushiri Mruta
Started to Paint: 1983
Family Tingatinga: Brother Iddi Issa. Other relatives are Ali Hapela, Chombo oand others.
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Mkumba Steven
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTIST
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Mkura Abdul
Born: 1954, Nakapanya
Teacher: Omary Amonde
Started to Paint:
Family Tingatinga: Brothers Omary Amonde, Saidi Nakoko, Rashidi Chombo and halfbrother Z.Chimwanda
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Mrope Bavoni
Born: 1980, Masasi
Teacher: Saidi Omary
Started to Paint: 2004
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: NO
ARTISAN
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Mtapwata Julias
Born: 1982, Namakogwa (District Masasi)
Teacher: Z.Chimwanda
Started to Paint: 2002
Family Tingatinga: Z.Chimwanda is his relative
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Mteko Salum
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Mussa Wasia
Born: 1979, Nakapaya
Teacher: Thabiti Mchisa
Started to Paint: 1995
Family Tingatinga: Brothers Becker Wasia and Ali Wasia. Uncles Charinda, Thabiti Mchisa etc.
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Mustafa Yusufu
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Mwamedi Chiwaya
Born: 1979, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Rajabu Chiwaya (His Father)
Started to Paint: 1991
Family Tingatinga: Rajabu is his father
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Nakoko Saidi
Born: 1952, Mindu
Teacher: Omary Amonde
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: Brothers Omary Amonde, Abdul Mkura, Rashidi Chombo and halfbrother Z.Chimwanda
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Niunde Saidi
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
APPRENTICE
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Omary Amonde
Born: 1940, Nakapanya
Teacher: E.S.Tingatinga
Started to Paint: 1972
Family Tingatinga: Brother of Abdul Mkura, Saidi Nakoko and Chombo
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Rubuni Rashidi
Born: 1969, Livangula
Teacher: Z.Chimwanda
Started to Paint: 1989
Family Tingatinga: Z.Chimwanda
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Saidi Chilamboni
Born: 1945, Mindu
Teacher: Omary Amonde
Started to Paint: 1973
Family Tingatinga: son Saidi Omary and half-brothers Abdallah Chilamboni, Rashidi Chilamboni and Farida
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Saidi Omary
Born: 1979, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Saidi Chilamboni, his father
Started to Paint: 1990
Family Tingatinga: He is son of Saidi Chilmaboni
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Salum Zabury
Born: 1982, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Paulo Ngwila (He resides in Italy now, he is not from Tingatinga family, his is not even Tanzanian, he is from Malawi)
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: Father Zabury Chimwanda; brothers Zachi Chimwanda and Rajabu Chimwanda
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Sarange Ramadhani
Born: 1984, Kisarawe (near Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Mocha
Started to Paint: 2000
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Shabani Mkwarekwa
Born: 1971, Bagamoyo
Teacher: Simon Peter
Started to Paint: 1994
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: NO
ARTISAN
No text = no information
Sharifa Salum
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Simon Peter
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Slyd Mohamed
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Sufiani Issa
Born: 1983, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Akilimali
Started to Paint: 1999
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Sunday Peter
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Tabia Rashidi
Born: 19, p
Teacher: Name
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: YES/NO
Published: YES/NO
ARTISAN
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Thabiti Mchisa
Born: 19, Nakapanya
Teacher: Hasani Kamale
Started to Paint: 19
Family Tingatinga: Brother Hasani Mchisa (He passed in 2009), Issa Thabiti, Issa Issa (paints on Zanzibar), Nasombe Thabiti (passed in 2009)
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Yasini Hasani
Born: 1975, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Hasani Kamale
Started to Paint: 1997
Family Tingatinga: His teacher is his father. Hhas brother Jaribuni.
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Zabury Chimwanda
Born: 1947, Livangula (Near Nakapanya)
Teacher: Omary Amonde
Started to Paint: for more than 40 years ago
Family Tingatinga: Children Zachi, Zabury and Rajabu. Brother of Abdul Mkura and Saidi Nakoko (same father)
Published: YES
ARTISAN
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Zena Aly
Born: 1982, Kilosa (Morogoro District)
Teacher: Mussa Wasia, her husband
Started to Paint: 2003
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: NO
APPRENTICE
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Zuberi Daimu
Born: 1973, Mtonya
Teacher:
Started to Paint: 1988
Family Tingatinga:
Published: YES
ARTIST
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Omary Adam Allyys
Born: 1957, Dar es Salaam
Teacher: Rashidi Milanzi, his uncle.
Started to Paint: 1974
Family Tingatinga: NO
Published: Africa/Now
ARTIST
He is one of the first painters who has separated from Tingatinga Arts Cooperative Society and started a new group at Namanga (You will find them just on the street in fron of the Cooperative). He has also started the organisation Tingatinga Arts and Crafts Promotional Society. He has taught many painters such as Maulana, Malikita, Chiwonda etc.
Zachi Chimwanda
Born: 1971, Dar Es Salaam
Teacher: Zabury Chimwanda (His father)
Started to Paint: 1993
Family Tingatinga: Son of Zabury Chimwanda, brother of Salum and Rajabu, also painters.
Published: Yes
ARTISAN
He is one of the 6 Tinga Tinga painters who worked (and he still currently works) on the BBC and Disney films "Tinga Tinga Tales". For instance he illustrated the snake and cheetah. He is a very technically talented painter. He is also skilful in English.