Makadem is a talented musician and vibrant performing artiste. His stage presence, charismatic persona, and powerful vocal delivery have had him likened to the legendary King of Afro Beat, Fela Kuti and his soulful folk ballads have earned him comparisons to the legendary Bob Dylan.

Having been very versatile, he first emerged as a dance hall artist, a rapper, and a singer going by the title Mr. Lololova and was produced by a Mombasa-based musician and producer, Nabeel Sansool between1997 and 2000.

He quickly settled for what he loved the most, contemporary African music has shifted his base to Ketebul music in Nairobi under the production of Tabu Osusa in 2005.

He quickly settled for what he loved the most, contemporary African music having shifted his base to Ketebul music in Nairobi under the production of Tabu Osusa in 2005.

Horn in Djibouti in 2007, followed by Sauti Za Busara, Zanzibar Tanzania, twice in 2007 and 2010.

In 2009 he performed at Timitar Festival Morocco.Makadem has widely toured Europe,he has performed in most of the towns in Denmark including the famous Copenhagen Jazz house allthe way to malmo,Helsiborg, and uppssala in Sweden between 2010and 2011.

In 2009 he performed in Timitar Festival Morocco.
Makadem has widely toured Europe,he has performed in most of the towns in Denmark including the famous Copenhagen Jazz house all the way to malmo,Helsiborg and uppssala in Sweden between 2010 and 2011.

In 2011 he first performed in N’sangu Ndji Ndji a festival in Pointe Noire,-Congo Brazzaville. In the same year,he toured Canada performing in Sunfest London Ontario and Festival Nuit D’Afrique in Montreal. While on a three month residency in Paris France fully sponsored by institute Francais,he performed at Cite International Des Artes in Paris and at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival in France in May 2012.