Music has featured prominently in Tanzania’s political campaigns this year ahead of the Oct. 28 general elections. The ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), or Party of the Revolution, has trotted ...
In November 2015, a relatively unknown singer from Mtwara stepped into Tanzania’s mainstream music scene with a song that would become the beginning of a remarkable decade.His name was Rajabu Abdul ...
Kenyans love Bongo Flava. Our airwaves, TV music shows, local shops and even promotional roadshows play a good amount of Bongo music. And what’s not to love about these Tanzanian songs? The beats are ...
Tanzania — WHEN Bongo Flava marked its 30th anniversary in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza recently, the celebrations were meant to be simple acts of nostalgia. What was expected was a clap for the pioneers, ...