Philbert is a tanzanian recording and performing artist under Mitaani Most Wanted who lives at Kiwalani, Dar-es-salaam. Philbert was born Philbert Cornel Sahani on 27th August, 1989 in Mtwara region, Tanzania, East Africa at Ligula Hospital. He is the last born among six children of Mr. and Mrs. Cornel Sahani. He attended his primary education in Kipawa Primary School in 1998 to 2004 before joining with Air-Wing Secondary School for his ordinary level education in 2005 to 2008. He is now studying at Kampala International University, doing diploma in business administration.

Philbert started to involve in music since 2000 when he was just eleven years old. He was influenced by all type of music, locally and internationally. At that time, he even began stepping on talent show stages to perform with other local kids and artists. In 2002 at WH7 talent show which was taking place in Karakata near airport in Dar es salaam, philbert together with other two kids won the competition that gave him a deal to record only one song at FM Studio in Kinondoni. The song didn’t make it far after its release in the same year.

In 2011 philbert was taken to studio by his Brother Innocent famously known as D Knob under Mitaani Most Wanted to record what to be his first single titled ``Down Like This’’. Audio and video of the song were released in October 2012. Philbert says his music journey is just getting started.

 

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