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 ...

The song titled “Bahari Yetu” (Our Oceans) innovatively outlined the importance of Marine Cultural Heritage and its relationship with the challenges currently facing Tanzanian coastal communities.

The story of Espen Sorensen could be that of any child growing up in an African village. Born in Denmark in 1980, he moved with his parents who worked for an international development agency to a ...

Born from a fusion of hip-hop, Afrobeat, and Swahili storytelling, Bongo Flava has become a symbol of Tanzanian pride. Artists like Diamond Platnumz and Ali Kiba have turned it into a continental ...

Nigerian singer Ekunrawo has teamed up with Tanzanian star Juma Jux for a new single titled Halima. The duet blends Afrobeats, Bongo Flava, and R&B elements, with both artistes delivering a soulful ...

East Africa’s leading musical sensation Marioo has released a moving new single titled ‘TETE’, under Tanzanian label Bad Nation. The song is a heartfelt fusion of Afro fusion and Bongo Flava, produced ...

For Fredrick 'Mulla' Komba - an up-and-coming rap beast who recently released album titled 'Moro Jazz' - his love for rap music originates from his relatives, some of whom are religious choir singers.

Tanzania — TANZANIAN dance music is not dead. It's just very, very tired, broke, and forgotten, somewhere in the corner of a dusty bar in Buguruni, sipping warm beer and wondering how it all went so ...

In the States, Vanessa Mdee’s brief appearance in a hotel lobby might not ring any bells, but step into a hotel lobby in Stone Town, Zanzibar, and you’ll hear bells, whistles and blow horns. “She is ...