Abbas Mhamed Rafiki was born in 1974 in Nakapanya village in the southern part of Tanzania. He started to paint in 1990 being promoted by his teacher Mr. Mruta. He is Makua by tribe and now he lives in Mbagala in Dar es Salaam. He had two exhibitions in Canadian embassy prepared by Mama Edwin. His paintings are based on different animals like Zebra, Giraffe and other like village activities, sunset beaches and African dance.