Anslom Nakikus
Anslom Nakikus is a Papua New Guinean singer. He has been described by Solomon Islands' leading newspaper Solomon Times as "the popular singing sensation of Papua New Guinea".[1]
Reggae is dominant in his music.[2][1]
He has produced three albums to date. His second album, produced with Mangrove Productions, is entitled Fool Moon.[1]
Anslom's new album set to be released this year 2024, sees him collaborate with Jamaican reggae legend Chaka Demus with the song called “Make Me Smile” and is expected to be a massive world-wide hit and chart highly the world over. Anslom also collaborates with multi-instrumentalist and producer Ashton Barret Jnr of legendary Bob Marley & The Wailers under the supervision of booking agent Don Hines.
His work has been featured in that of domestic and foreign artists, such as PNG's Leonard Kania's "Queen 4 lane", X-vibes' "Teharoa", Kuakumba's "Leaving Me Lonely", Solomon Islander Sharzy's "Hem Stret", New Caledonian Fedyz's "Noumea", and Fijian Lia Osbourne's "Ain't No Sunshine".[citation needed]
He has been Rabaul Band's Barike lead vocalist since Kanai Pineri left, and sings for Barike in the album Frek Tasol. He is of Barike descent.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]- Don't You Lie (1999)
- Aross (2001)
- Bongbong (2002)
- Crazy Best of Anslom (2007)
- Fool Moon (2008)
- Pee N Gee (2014)
- Love Me Again (2019)
External links
[edit]- Portuguese biography
- Anslom blog and biography (Fan site)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "PNG Talent to Perform in Honiara - Solomon Times Online". SolomonTimes.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Gascoigne, I.; Schumacher, C. (2018). Papua New Guinea. Cultures of the World (Third Edition) (in Basque). CAVENDISH SQUARE. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-5026-3630-0. Retrieved 6 May 2019.