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.
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 ...
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 ...
The seductive sounds of Amapiano, the South African phenomenon that has swept the music scene, have met the essence of Bongo music to create a hybrid that is winning fans. In this genre-defying ...
Listening to the radio in Tanzania, one would be forgiven for thinking the only music available for public consumption is Bongo Flava, as one track after another plays on loop on almost every ...
The music industry has experienced tremendous growth in terms of audio and video production in the past few years. Today, musicians spend a fortune in high end music videos so as to be able to compete ...
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 ...
Inspired by Tupac, Public Enemy and others in the USA around 2004, a new tsunami of music crashed over hit Tanzania. Bongo Flavah: raw, real, Swahili. It spoke to people, particularly the ...
The famous pimped-up matatus, or minibus taxis, of Kenya's capital, often move through the traffic to the sound of Nigerian Afrobeats music, Tanzania's Bongo Flava or South Africa's Amapiano. Step out ...