Category: Tanzania
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Tanzania All Stars Pay Tribute to Magufuli
Lala Salama Magufuli pays a touching tribute to Former President John Magufuli after his sudden passing. Magufuli’s Death Shocks The Nation Tanzania’s fifth president, John Magufuli, passed away on March 17, 2021. Magufuli served his first term from 2015 to 2020. He was then reelected in 2020 and soon passed away in 2021, in the
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Rosa Ree – We Was Kings
When it comes to Tanzanian rap, Rosa Ree will always be famous. She is one of the only female Tanzanian hip-hop artists to reach mainstream lanes, and her music is always powerful and dynamic. Last spring, she released the single Blue Print, a song that speaks on the horrific transatlantic slave trade, and how as
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Frida Amani — I Feel Like Mama Samia
Frida Amani, or Queen Fifi, is a Tanzanian hip-hop artist based in Dar es Salaam, who is shaking up Tanzania with her impactful lyrics and putting her own sound on Bongo rap. Bonga flava “started as a Tanzanian take on American hip-hop and R&B…artists began to draw from traditional Tanzanian musical styles (like dansi and
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Bongo Flava’s Heartbreak Anthem
“Mapenzi! Yataniua!” is a phrase that has taken Swahili pop culture by storm this past holiday season, and it is all thanks to Mbosso. In October of 2022, Bongo Flava artist, Mbosso, released “Yataniua”, a song part of his second studio album, Khan. The album includes 6 songs of which there is a mix of
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Mix it Up: “Women Empowerment & Hustle Culture”
Men and women play a noteworthy part in the generation of lyricism and visual substance within the dynamic of Hip Hop. Due to this, sexuality plays a major portion in making the roles of males and females inside the hip-hop industry. Men within the commercial hip hop industry have however to halt this social issue,
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The Sounds of Tanzania
-A brief article about the many sounds that are produced in Hip Hop. Hip Hop isn’t just a genre of music, it’s a genre that has its own style, culture, code, and language that sets it apart from all other genres. Through the use of Swahili slang & AAVE, drumming, storytelling, and rhyming, along with
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Why the World Should Know Rosa Ree- Tanzanian Rapper and Musical Genius
In honor of Women’s Appreciation Month, I’d like to circle back to an artist I’ve previously written about, Rosa Ree, “The Goddess of Tanzania”, and her impact on the rap game. Rosary Robert, stage named Rosa Ree, began her music career on social media gaining the attention of many in the music industry and eventually
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Rosa Ree: Tanzania’s Finest
Rosa Ree is one of Africa’s fast-rising women in hip hop. With a few singles to her name and an album that is slated to be released this year, the rapper is a force that contends with her male counterparts in the genre. Rosa Ree stated in an interview that, In society,” I come from
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“Who will speak for us the weak?”- Nay Wa Mitego
“Nani Atusemee Semee Sisi Wanyonge” – roughly translated to “Who will speak for us the weak” encompass the sole drive artist and activist, Nay Wa Mitego has towards his craft. Emmanuel Elibariki, also known as Nay Wa Mitego, was born June 9, 1988, in Tanzania. He made his first debut on youtube in July 2014
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Nikki Mbishi: #999
Tanzania rapper Nikki Mbishi has a very extensive discography. One of his latest projects #999, which came out in 2021, speaks about the issue of gang violence and the need to make a change in his community. He begins the song describing what seems to be his primary community. He then goes on to say