Sefu Thabiti

Sefu Thabiti

Sefu is one of youngest painters at Tinga Tinga Cooperative. He is 19 years old (born 1993) and belongs to the family Charinda which is one of bigger families represented at Tinga Tinga Cooperative. His father Thabiti Mchisa is also a painter, as well as uncles Issa Thabiti, Mchisa Thabiti and Nasombe Mchisa - the last two passed away in 2009. He is also relative to Mohamed Charinda who is onle of most notable naive painters in Africa.

 

Sefu showed interest in painting already in basic school so it was not strange that after finishing school he helped his father to paint. At that time he didn't paint paintings but different handicraft items such as pencils, cups and other.

 

Today he is fullfledged painter and as he puts it, "he ca paint any African animal in Tinga Tinga style". His paintings show details and technical skills. His teacher was Ali Wasia.

 

Sefu like to play football in his free time and is a player of Tinga Tinga Football team.