[1] Fadhili William was born to Halima Wughanga and Ramadhan Mwamburi in Taita-Taveta District near Mombasa.
Like three of his siblings – Ali Harrison Mwataku, Esther John and Mumba Charo – he became a musician.
He then dropped out of Shimo la Tewa Secondary School, where he had joined Form Three, to pursue a musical career.
Malaika was recorded at the Equator Sound Studios under the guidance of Charles Worrod, who went on to promote and distribute the ballad.
[citation needed] He was also the author and singer of the famous hit song "Taxi Driver", which he narrates a story about him trying to rent a cab to Nakuru, where a woman wrote him a letter to go to Nakuru so he doesn't break a promise.