Hasani Bakiri

He was born in Muhuwesi, near Nakapanya in 1976. He is relative to family of Saidi Chilamboni, the grounder of Tinga Tinga Cooperative.  He left his native village in south Tanzania for the commercial city Dar es Salaam in 1998. Then he started to paint under guidance of Rashidi Chilamboni and Saidi Niunde.

Among his popular designs are the colorful sea fishes on the dark blue background. However he is not the creator of this design but copied it from other painters at TACS, something which is widely accepted within the family of E.S.Tingatinga. The originator of these paintings is probably Abdallah Chilamboni, his close relative. Though he is often painting marine fishes, he has no close bond to see or marine environment.

Bakiri is living with his wife and two children few hundred meters from the Tinga Tinga Cooperative. He likes to play football in his free time.