FYJ
Soul on stage.

Joe
Lyimo

FYJ — Forever Young Joy

Artist. Storyteller. Soul on stage. Four years spent turning Hip-Hop, Afrobeats and R&B into one magnetic blend — music that doesn't just play, it pulls people in.

FYJ Forever Young Joy logo Joe Lyimo (FYJ) performing live
More Than Music

Music. Healing. Words.
One creator, many worlds.

"I create art that crosses borders — culture, language, and time. Every song is a mirror to the human experience: joy, pain, love, resilience. My vision is simple yet profound — to stir emotions, spark reflection, and remind us of our shared humanity."
— Joe Lyimo, on FYJ
The Sound

Hip‑Hop. Afrobeats.
R&B. One voice.

A catalog built on love, resilience and identity — from intimate vows to street-forged bars, recorded across Tanzania, Germany and Austria.

Live — Arusha, Tanzania, 2021Watu Makini EP Launch, with FYJ
Live — Dar es Salaam, 2022Nadharia Hip‑Hop Festival
01NitafanyaHip‑Hop
02NayawezaGospel Hip‑Hop
03FalsafaOldschool Hip‑Hop
04MuscleHip‑Hop · Video
05Give Me a SignHip‑Hop · Video
06They CappinHip‑Hop
07Nafanya YanguHip‑Hop
08SipostiHip‑Hop
09Gentle MoneyHip‑Hop
10SitakiHip‑Hop
11Street BarsHip‑Hop
12Soulfire — Album (Ongoing)Swahili × Hip‑Hop
Words

Beyond the beat, the page.

POETRY SLOT — READY TO FILL
Add Joe's written poetry here when available.
The Journey

Residencies, awards
and stages across three continents.

2023
Award

Goethe Talents Scholarship — Germany

Honoring creative excellence and global artistry, alongside seven other Goethe Talents winners.

2024
Residency

Uvumbuzi Residency — Kenya

Recording new projects and deepening collaboration with global artists across East Africa's creative landscape.

2024
Residency

Sound Residency — Nicaragua

An immersive exploration of vibration as medicine, studying resonance through movement, percussion and voice.

2024
Program

YALI RLC EA, Cohort 55 — Kenya

Leadership and impact through art and innovation — the training ground where "Sanaa za Usawa" was born.

2025
Residency

MQ Artist‑in‑Residence — Vienna, Austria

An interdisciplinary residency merging audio with visual art installations alongside seven artists from around the world.

2025
Performance

SoulFire Sessions — MQ Summer Stage, Vienna

A fusion of Swahili rhymes and contemporary Hip‑Hop, born at MuseumsQuartier Wien.

2025
Summit

Global Youth Climate Summit — Brazil

Inspiring sustainable change through the power of creative expression.

Beyond the Stage

Where the art becomes a mission.

The Full Picture

Two documents. Every side of the work.

One visual pitch bringing the artist, the founder and the strategist together — and one formal CV for professional and booking use.

View the Pitch View the CV
Connect

Let's make something
that travels.

Booking, collaborations, press — reach out directly.

Step into FYJ World

Performances, music, poetry and every link, all in one place on Beacon AI.

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joe.lyimo@gmx.at  ·  +255 674 378 510  ·  +4367764829808, ·  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania