For three decades, Bongo Flava has been more than a music genre.
By
Ramson Ismail
Journalist
Mwananchi Communications Limited
For three decades, Bongo Flava has been more than a music genre.
There was a time when you could recognise a Bongo Flava song within seconds. The Swahili lyrics, storytelling and melodies gave…
A Tanzanian musician based in Switzerland is pushing Bongo Flava onto the international stage after independently producing and…
For years, live performance in Tanzania’s Bongo Flava scene has existed between two competing realities: audiences expect…
Kenyan stars Jua Cali and Nyota Ndogo will join Tanzania’s biggest artistes in Dar es Salaam as Bongo Flava celebrates 30 years…
It has been three years since the Recording Academy introduced the Best African Music Performance category at the Grammy Awards,…
For years, East African musicians have created sounds that have travelled across borders, filled dance floors and attracted…
