For years, live performance in Tanzania’s Bongo Flava scene has existed between two competing realities: audiences expect energetic, polished shows, while many artistes rely heavily on backing tracks to recreate the sound of their recordings on stage.
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But as artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly changes the way music can be created, that tension is taking on a new dimension. AI-generated music can now produce convincing vocals, melodies and arrangements, raising a question that could become increasingly difficult for listeners to answer: how much of what they hear on a recording actually comes from the artiste?
