Emmanuel Mkono, known by his stage nameNahreel, is a Tanzanian Afro beats / Dancehall recording artist, record producer. He is the founder and current CEO of The Industry Studios. Nahreel is a co-founder and member of the music groupNavy Kenzo. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers and singers, including Vanessa Mdee, Joh Makini, Diamond Platnumz, Nikki wa pili, Navy Kenzo, Izzo Biznes, Gnako, K.O, Roma Shrekeezy., He is credited as a key figure in the popularization of English rap in Tanzania.
Early life
Nahreel places his interest in music at the age of 14 when his father bought him a piano and a teacher to tutor him on how to play. He officially began his career in music as an assistant music producer at Kama Kawa records in Dar es Salaam. He worked there for a period of two years before leaving to India to further his studies at Punjab College. His Riz One instrumental for Izzo Bizness, released under MJ Records, led the rapper Izzo Bizness to become one of the best-selling Tanzanian performing artists of 2009. The instrumental also led Nahreel to receive nominations for major awards and to meet the son of the President of the Republic of Tanzania, Rithiwan Kikwete. He was still in India at this time but the demand for his instrumentals was high back in Tanzania as many hip-hop artists were interested in working with him. In 2011, he completed his education in India and came back to Tanzania. He produced a couple of singles before joining a couple of his friends to form the music group Pah One.
The Industry
In August 2014, Nahreel opened his own company called The Industry. The Industry comprises The Industry studios and the Industry School Of Music where he is able to establish all his years work in one. The Industry has since then worked upon many major projects with different companies and artists. The Industry label manages two artists including Wildad and rapper, Rosa Ree.
Navy Kenzo
After the break up of Pah One, Nahreel together with Aika formed a group called Navy Kenzo which became popular with their third single Chelewa and managed to be a hit in Tanzania. They also managed to make other hits like Kamatia Chini, Game, feel good, Lini, Morning and Bajaj katika. The group managed to produce their first ever album 'ABOVE IN A MINUTE featuring big names in Africa such as Patoranking, Alikiba and Vanessa Mdee. List of awards received by Navy Kenzo
Weusi is a hip hop music group composed of Joh Makini, Nikki wa pili, Gnako, Bonta and Lordeyes they are awarded for 2012-2013 best group at KTMA in Tanzania. Nahreel has been working with Joh Makini since 2007 and to date he has created over 10 songs that have also been awarded.
