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Artist: Cosmo Tobias
  • Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: World

Biography

Sharing lead vocal duties with Hassani Bitchuka, one of Africa's most popular singer/songwriters, Cosmo Tobias has helped make the Mlimani Park Orchestra one of Tanzania's top bands. Known for his energetic and emotional vocal delivery, Tobias, was a founding member of the group in 1978. Although they initially served as house band for the Mlimani Club in the Dar Es Salaam suburb of Mwenge, Tobias and the Mlimani Park Orchestra came under the sponsorship of the Dar Es Salaam Development Corporation (DDC) when the club went bankrupt in 1983. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
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Tobias is a Greek version of the Hebrew biblical name "Tobijah", meaning "God is good". It is a popular male given name in Germany, Scandinavia, the United States and amongst Jewish people. In English-speaking countries it is often shortened to Toby. Other diminutives are Tobi (English, Germany), Tobsen (Germany) and Tobbe (Sweden). Tobias has also been a surname.

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Biblical

Several people are called Tobias in The Bible:

  • Tobias, son of Tobit; "Book of Tobias" is an older name for the Book of Tobit
  • Tobias the elder
  • Tobias, father of Hircanus
  • Tobiah (Ammonite)
  • Tobias, brother-in-law of Onias II, father of the Joseph who succeeded in pacifying Ptolemy III Euergetes.
  • Tobbe, son-in-law of Onias III, son of Onias II

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The surname Tobias may refer to the following people:

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Tobias and the Angel is the title given to paintings and other artworks depicting a scene in which Tobias, son of Tobit, meets an angel without realising he is an angel (Book of Tobit, 5.5-6) and is then instructed by the angel what to do with a giant fish he catches (Book of Tobit, 6.2-9), including:

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