Since high school, she has been aiming to become a singer and started her musical activities as a leader and vocalist of her band "Taika.
[1][2] In March 2005, she traveled from Japan to Kenya and began practicing the Nyatiti in Nairobi.
In May 2005, she arrived in a village in West Kenya, begging a Nyatiti master to become a disciple, but she refused.
On November 26, 2005, a certification test was held in the village to recognize her as a traditional Nyatiti player.
[2] In 2007, as a Japanese woman playing the Nyatiti and singing in Dholuo, she became famous in Kenya after being widely reported on Kenyan TV, radio, and newspapers.
The Kenya Tourism Board appointed her as a " Kenyan Japanese Cultural Goodwill Ambassador."
"In August 2010,[8] she appeared on the stage at the Fuji Rock Festival, which is the largest outdoor music event in Japan.
Sally Nyolo, who was a member of Zap Mama, produced this Album and recorded with Anyango at four places in France and Cameroon.
In August 2012, she published a book, "Anyango no Shin-Yume wo Tsukamu Hosoku", which was ranked first in the non-fiction section of "Amazon Japan."
A documentary of Anyango "Alluring African Music" was broadcast via NHK WORLD TV channel on June 1 and 2.
[13] In November 2014 she made her first appearance in Uganda at the annual Milege World Music Festival in the Entebbe Botanical Gardens as part of her 2014 East Africa Tour.
In addition, she performed at the reception parties of "TICAD VI" and "Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize", which were held in Nairobi.
She appeared on Mainichi Broadcasting System (TBS series) New Year special program "2017 Actually This Person.
[17] On May 9, 2021, she released the first full-length album "KANKI" in five and a half years, was a new fusion of world music with Japanese Lyrics.
All tunes are acoustic sound without electric, they are traditional Luo songs arranged by Anyango.
"The Safari of Eriko Mukoyama"[16] is the first time for Anyango to officially release her album in Kenya and East Africa.
The World remix dance music was created by Japan, Cameroon, Kenya, and Senegal.