While recovering from a motorcycle accident in 2010, Rebecca Corey was listening to CDs of old Tanzanian music given to her by a Tanzanian friend, Benson Rukantabula. Corey fell in love with the music ...

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 ...

On a dusty road in the sleepy, coastal town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, a row of vintage cars attracts festival-goers on their way to the 2nd annual Ongala Music Festival, held this year at the Bagamoyo ...

A collage of Tanzanian Gospel artistes. Gospel singers differentiate themselves from their secular counterparts by composing music guided by Biblical teachings. This adherence to religious principles ...

Excel Michael Haonga has wanted to be a music teacher for as long as he can remember. His journey to hone his music skills has taken him from his native Tanzania to Norway, Uganda and now to the ...

“When I said to everybody that I wanted to branch into music full-time, there were a lot of naysayers, and people who weren’t too positive with the idea or notion of me branching into music,” she ...

Veteran Tanzanian music producer Joachim Kimaryo, alias Master J has issued a strong warning to up-and-coming artistes, ...

It is a sad and tragic fact that those with albinism living in East Africa are persecuted and literally hunted, based on the belief that their body parts can transmit magical powers and that they are ...

The National Arts Council of Tanzania (BASATA) has officially launched the Rising Star Award, a new programme aimed at ...

Actress Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla Ojo, and Tanzanian music star Juma Jux marked the peak of their widely celebrated union with a lavish white wedding in Tanzania today, tagged #JP2025. The ...