Dr. Karamo Chilombo’s personal life and his daughter’s successful career
Dr. Karamo Chilombo’s personal life
Dr. Karamo Chilombo was born on 1 December 1944 in America. He is a medical specialist and singer. He graduated from the University of California and is employed at Loos Angeles Community Hospital. He is famous for being the father of Jhene Aiko. Here, we will discuss his daughter’s successful career.
Dr. Karamo Chilombo’s daughter, Jhene Aiko
Jhené Aiko was born Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo on March 16, 1988 in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Christina Yamamoto and Karamo Chilombo. Her mother is of Spanish, Dominican, and Japanese heritage, while her father is of Native American, African-American, and German-Jewish descent. When she was seven, her home burned down, and the family moved from South Los Angeles to the Slauson Avenue area.
Aiko was homeschooled until she started high school. Her parents divorced in her youth. She grew up with her seven siblings, as well as three half-siblings from her father’s side. Aiko was interested in music from a young age and took vocal lessons in Culver City. Jhené also had an interest in writing poetry and songs and began writing every day.
In 2002, Aiko began her musical career by contributing vocals to several B2K releases. She also can be heard on a song featured on The Master of Disguise” soundtrack. She was also featured in several music videos around this time for songs like Uh Huh, Why I Love You, Take It Slow, and Same Ol’ Same Ol’ (Remix). Jhené also released some of her songs around this time, like NO L.O.V.E.
She was set to release her debut album in 2003, but the album was never released due to tension at her record label. Aiko ultimately asked to be released from the label and then decided to focus on her education for a few years. In 2007, Jhené made her return to music. She initially met with some labels before deciding to pursue a more independent path to maintain more control over her music.
She released a mixtape on March 16, 2011, called Sailing Soul(s). She wrote all the songs on the mixtape except for “July.” The tape featured collaborations with artists like Miguel, Drake, and Kanye West. In 2012, Aiko met No I.D., a record producer and the vice president of A&R at Def Jam.
He signed her to his Artium Records imprint through Def Jam. Jhené released the track 3:16 AM on iTunes in September of that year, which was the first single on her upcoming album. She released several new songs over the next year before releasing her debut studio album, Souled Out, in September 2014.
The album was met with both commercial and critical success. It debuted at #3 on the US Billboard 200 chart. It debuted at the top spot on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. In March 2016, Jhené announced a collaboration album with rapper Big Sean under the name Twenty88.
