Born in Mwanza, Tanzania and having finished his primary studies at Kurasini Primary School in Tanzania, he moved with his mother and siblings to Stockholm, Sweden.
In 1993 he got together with another East African named Andrew Muturi to form the group "Swahili Nation".
A while after the Cool James and Black Teacher band, James moved back to Tanzania and started producing for East African artists as well as working on his own projects.
On 26 August 2002 James Dandu died in a car accident in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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