For three decades, Bongo Flava has been more than a music genre.It has become a reflection of Tanzania’s identity, carrying ...

AS Bongo Flava celebrates its 30th anniversary, this new generation music, besides promoting Kiswahili’s rich poetry, ...

BY the time you read this, the lights at Mlimani City Hall in Dar es Salaam will have been switched off, the speeches folded ...

Tanzania has reaffirmed its growing influence on the African music scene after emerging as the most represented country in East Africa at the 2026 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA), with 11 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tanzania’s Bongo Flava music draws it’s origin from hip hop but with influence from reggae, RnB and traditional music. It’s style is now getting popular not only in East Africa but also outside Africa ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Nyota Ndogo addresses colourism in Tanzania, sharing her experiences with skin tone remarks and pride in her dark skin amidst ...

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 ...