About Skiibii

Skiibii Mayana, aka Swaggerlee of Africa was born Abbey Elias. The name Skiibii originated in his early years, when a fond uncle nicknamed the lad Skiibii. His mother caught onto the it, and began to actively used it. The uncle later revealed that ‘Skiibii’ meant “a smart and sharp person” and “mayana” is a Spanish word which means tomorrow or future. Skiibi started music in secondary school, where he was a rapper. From rap, he got to study the increased influence of Afrobeat sounds, hence he switched to secular music. According to Skiibii, he has no specific genre. His personalised sound is termed ‘Good Music’, which is a fusion of dominant genres including pop, Reggae, and R&B. He gets his inspiration by being alone, sitting and listening to old music. Akon is his music role model. Skiibii is signed to Five Star Music on December 24, 2014, with a lavish signing event which had the hitherto unknown act receive a brand new 2014 Hyundai SUV.