Dar es Salaam. There was a time when Bongo Flava ruled the streets, with its beats pouring from shopfront speakers, dominating radio charts, and echoing through neighbourhoods.Yet, when night fell and ...

This article draws from Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari's notion of refrain and Louise Meintjes' concept of music figure and examines various ways a Danish-born Bongo Fleva musician in Tanzania, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having dominated the Tanzanian music scene with his 2019 debut EP ‘Afro Bongo’, he’s finally started to branch out, launching his own record label, Konde Music Worldwide, and putting the ...

In a music industry where luxury cars, designer fashion, and packed shows often take centre stage, many artistes prioritise ...

New generation music "Bongo Flavour" has now gained popularity and earns artistes millions of shillings compared to their past counterparts.

The Bongo Flava (a popular East Africa music genre) piece is sung in Kiswahili with English subtitles. It is widely played in Swahili radio stations and television channels in Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, ...

But we’re curious: What is Tanzanian music today, and who are the top five artists—besides yourself—we should know? The sound of Tanzanian music comes from various genres.

The sound of Tanzanian music comes from various genres. What makes it -specific to Tanzania is that we sing and compose in Swahili.