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Samini has been making music for over 30 years and is still going strong. After a three-year break to study for a university degree, he is back with new EP Sticks and Locks.

Samini is a reggae dancehall artist with an added twist of hilife music. He has been making music for over 30 years and is still going strong. He began featuring on other people’s songs with the stage name Batman Samini, before shooting to fame with his first solo single, Linda, in 2004. He has made seven studio albums, winning multiple awards including a Mobo for best African act, and also hosts the annual Samini Fest music festival, which brings music fans together from all over the world.

Samini recently took a three-year break from music to study for a university degree, but now he is back with a new EP entitled Sticks and Locks.

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