Share “From us, by us, within us, we have all the power and resources to be recognized internationally” Music composer, Mussie Mokonen (Chinez) Born in 1993, Mussie Mekonen, better known by his nickname, Chine, got introduced to music just right when he started talking as a child. By the time he got to be a 4th grader, little Chinez started to play musical instruments. He was inspired by his musician parents, both freedom fighters, knew his ways around studios and got a four-year music lessons starting from the 8th grade. After he graduated from the music school he went to Sawa. Since 2009, he has produced music for almost all Eritrean artists, whose songs have become famous and gone viral, earning the singers a good name here and abroad. After all those years of staying in the studio, he finds it hard to know how many works he has produced over the years.