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 ...

IT was on Sunday, June 28, 2026, when a youthful bodaboda rider disrupted a quiet evening, blaring the remastered version of “Usia wa Baba”, released by Dar International Orchestra in 1982. With ...

THE Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Paul Makonda has called on Tanzanians to turn out in large numbers for the 30th anniversary celebration of Bongo Fleva, scheduled for July 10 at ...

THE Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Paul Makonda, has praised Bongo Fleva artists for serving as leading ...

Tanzanian hip hop emerged in the late 80s, and by the late 90s was being labeled: Bongo Flava. As this new genre went in the direction of pop and incorporated rap and R&B there continued to be ...

A month after he released his latest video Utanipenda, Tanzania’s Diamond Platinumz is attracting a huge debate as to whether he is predicting his end. The emotional song sounds like a premonition ...

Tanzanian juggernaut Harmonize is gearing up for global domination. Having rubbed shoulders with huge West African stars such as Nigeria’s Burna Boy (a former NME cover star) and Mr Eazi, the ...

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 ...

From cassava on Coco Beach to political cartoons and traffic jams, Gloria Kahamba guides us around Tanzania’s largest city Congested, music, community, hot, peace “Buku mbili, buku mbili…eeh mia tanoo ...

Yvonne Orji on comedy, faith and Nigerian identity: ‘It’s just who I am’ ...

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.