He started singing aged ten when his father took him to join Kigoma Lutheran Church Choir, where at the time his father was the choir teacher.
Alianza kuimba alipofikia umri wa miaka kumi ambapo baba yake alimchukuwa kwenda kujiunga na kikundi cha kwaya kanisani, wakati huo baba yake alikuwa mwalimu wa kwaya.