Dar es Salaam — Tanzania's Singeli music is spreading far beyond its roots after American musician Alicia Augello-Cook, known popularly as Alicia Keys decided to incorporate the frenetic music into ...

Nyege Nyege Tapes is releasing a second double-vinyl compilation of Tanzanian singeli music, Sounds Of Pamoja. Due out next month, the release takes in 11 tracks and covers the work of seven rappers, ...

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NTS have released a mini-documentary to support the release of a double-vinyl compilation from Nyege Nyege Tapes showcasing artists working within the genre of singeli. The style, which originated in ...

DJ Duke and MCZO, two Tanzanian rising stars of pulse-raising singeli music genre, were denied a visa to the United States in May after a months-long visa application process. The two musicians were ...

After an intense week of music in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, I, Sean Barlow and 24 intrepid Afropop travelers made our way by ferry to Stone Town, Zanzibar, to experience one of Africa's most impressive ...

The festival will showcase pioneers and innovators of genres such as mapanta, singeli, balani show, acholitronix, kadodi, afrohouse, 3step, bacardi house, and more—cementing Nyege Nyege’s reputation ...