Tag: Songa
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Hip Hop vs. Bongo Fleva
Hip hop in Tanzania was always in Swahili, and the beats were usually original and pure. The artists rap about their lifestyle, which was more political or how they were living. Maria Suriano, who wrote “Mimi ni msanii, kioo cha jamii’ urban youth culture in Tanzania as see through Bongo Fleva and hip hop” reported,
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30 days of Tanzanian hip hop: Day 13 Songa
30 days of Tanzanian hip hop: Day 13 – Songa. This emcee is very cool, quiet, and laid back. But on the mic he’s a very different person. All of my students at UDSM knew his music and his song Beki 3, about the struggles housegirls in Tanzania face. It was great that he gave