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 ...

BONGO Flava artistry now enjoys a global appeal after finding a key to American Rhythm and Blues, most importantly the mastery of its syncopating phraseology. It is mission accomplished for Bongo ...

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 ...

For many years, Bongo Flava was largely driven by male artists, especially during its commercial rise in the early 2000s.While pioneering female stars such as Lady Jaydee and Ray C achieved major ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bongo Flava - The Sound of Dar es Salaam Asumpta Lattus02/10/2016 Tanzania's Bongo Flava music draws its origin from hip hop but with influence from reggae, R&B and traditional music. It is also ...

Forget Z-Anto, Marlaw, Diamond, Matonya and the likes, the big boyz of Bongo Flava music are back with a bang. Not that the above artistes have not had any role in the Bongo music influence in the ...

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 Tanzanian musical style, known as Bongo Flava, is now becoming popular across Africa. It started in the early 1990s as a Tanzanian version of hip hop and R&B, but back then most artists were not ...