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 ...

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 ...

HEARING a clean sound of alto saxophone flavouring popular hits of Tanzania’s Bongo Flava, has become unusually common ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tanzanian Bongo Flava star Zuchu has officially launched a special music training programme aimed at empowering upcoming artistes and music industry professionals across the country.The programme, ...