Tay Grin

Tay Grin
Birth nameLimbani Kalilani
Born (1986-06-15) June 15, 1986 (age 38)
OriginBlantyre, Malawi
GenresHip hop Afrobeats
Occupation(s)Rapper, Singer, Businessman
InstrumentVocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsBlack Rhyno Entertainment

Limbani Kalilani (born 15 June 1986) is a Malawian Hip Hop artist better known by his stage name Tay Grin. In 2009 Tay Grin founded an Entertainment & Event Promotion company, which helps to promote events across Malawi. The company is known as Black Rhyno Entertainment. In 2014, Grin won a Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) award for Best International African Act.[1] In 2016, he won the BEFFTA Star Award in the music category.[1] He has performed at the annual Lake of Stars Music Festival.[2] He also won the 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards Best Traditional Video award,[3] with the Video Chipapapa featuring 2baba. He has also won numerous local awards like the Nyasa Music awards and the Urban Music People (UMP Awards) in categories such as best live act, best video and best Male artist.[4] In 2018, he won the UMP Fashion awards for Most Fashionable Celebrity.

  1. ^ a b Chiumia, Thom (November 2016). "Tay Grin scoops Star Award in Beffta UK 2016: Dedicates to Malawians". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ Mbowa, Aida. "Malawi Lake of Stars festival: good music is just the half of it". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  3. ^ Mawuli, David. "WAMVA 2016: Diamond Platnumz, Shatta Wale, Beyonce win big; see full list of winners". Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ Kapindu, Harold (9 October 2016). "Gwamba, Tay Grin tie with 4 UmP nominations". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 18 September 2020.