Kutana na Muimbaji mkongwe wa mziki wa Reggae kutoka “ Jailany Group”, Ahmed
Abdul Ramole a.k.a Rasta, a.k.a Jailany a.k.a babu Rasta. Jailany, muanzilishi
na mmiliki wa Roots and Kalcha Coop Ltd ambaye pia ni mmiliki wa Jailany Group
(1964) ni msanii mkongwe aliyeleta mabadiliko makubwa sana kwenye Tasnia ya
mziki nchini Tanzania hususani mziki wa Reggae/ Sweet Reggae.
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Ahmeds son Jamaal and wife, Meryl Franco |
Jailany ameoa na ana watoto watano, Jamaal, Gibran, Fatna, Miriam na Asha.Jailany ameshawahi kufanya kazi na Bendi nyingi
maarufu hapa nchini zikiwemo Skyblues (1963) ambapo alifanya kazi kiukaribu na
wasanii kama Erick Wamba, Andrew Hamigo (who now lives in London) na wengine
wengi, pamoja na Bendi ya “OS Africa Jazz” (1972), bendi iliyomilikiwa na bw.Pascal
Onema.
Akiwa ndani ya bendi ya OAJ, Jailany anasema aliweza
kufanya kazi kwaukaribu na Papa Mickey na wasanii wengine wakongwe ambao kwa
njia moja ama nyingine wasanii hawa walimsaidia kufika katika level ingine.
Mwaka 1964 Jailany aliiaga bendi hiyo ya OAJ na
kuanzisha bendi yake binafsi ya “Jailany
Group”. Bendi hii ilifanya vizuri sana na kupelekea kushinda Tuzo kadha wa
kadha ikiwemo tuzo ya Bendi Bora ya mwaka 1965.Bendi hii imewatoa wasanii wengi
maarufu wa sasa akiwemo Jado FieldForce, Badi Bakule (Twanga Pepeta),marehemu
Muscho Kombo ,Muscho Kombo (the late), Bwamy Fanfan, Rama Issa (Key board),
Rashid Kalala, Juma Mikulandi (Drummer) na wengine wengi.
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Son, Gibran |
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with his daughters Fatna &Asha |
Mnamo Mwaka 1972, Jailany aliamua kuchukua mapumziko
mafupi kwenye bendi hiyo nakuelekea nchini Canada kuongeza elimu yake katika
chuo cha Winnipeg (Winnipeg University) ambapo alihitimu Shahada ya kwanza (BA
Economics) na baadaye akaenda Chuo cha Manitoba kwa ajili yakuchua Shahada ya
Uzamili (Masters in Public Admin) kabla ya kumalizia shahada ya uzamivu chuoni
hapo.
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Ahmeds wife(Fatma) & son (Jamaal) |
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Ahmed with wife & daughter |
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Best Friends son, Jazhindo |
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Daughter,Miriam |
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Fatna,Jamaal and his wife Meryl |
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(Son & Daughter) Jamaal & Fatna |
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