He also tried deejaying. His brother Jack Nyadundo formed a group performing Ohangla music, and Tony eventually joined the group after 1996. Later he formed his own group and moved back to Tanzania for a while. In 1998 he moved to Migori District in Kenya and performed for local fishing communities.[1] He also hired Onyi Papa Jey, an orutu player who has also since become a formidable musician. In 1999 he moved to Dandora in Nairobi but did not achieve much success and then moved to Kisumu, where his brother Jack had become a popular musician.[3]
His début album Ayaki was released in 2002.[1] This marked a turning point of his career and he finally started to gain financially from being a musician. His second album was named Kidi Oba e Toke, which translates "stoned on the back".[1] The name derives from a concert when his band was attacked by thugs who hit his drummer on the back. Several other people were injured too.[3]
In 2006 he released album Obama. The name alludes to Barack Obama, the US president whose father is from the ethnic group as Nyadundo.[4][1]
At the 2007 Kisima Music Awards he won the traditional music category.[5] He was among 100 most influential Kenyans as selected by The Standard newspaper in August 2007.[6][7]
In October 2009, he released a new album Migingo, named after the disputed Migingo Island.[8]
Tony is recognized for his hits like, dawa ya mapenzi, Obama and many more hits. He has performed in various countries including Germany and the US.[9][1][10]
He was married but divorced in 1994. He has two children from the marriage.[3]
