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As most fail and even die to make this transition, bongo-flava songs, while still speaking out against heavy issues like HIV/AIDS, has recently been made to be "uplifting and memorable," in order to give Tanzanians hope and a positive outlook on life. [39] Through hip hop, Tanzanian youth combine the best of both worlds.
Bongo Flava has even found a home outside of the African continent; the most popular artists in the genre have recently begun to address Western markets [2] and the self-proclaimed "best internet station for Bongo Flava," [30] Bongo Radio, happens to be based out of Chicago, Illinois.
The name "Bongo" of Bongo Flava comes from Kiswahili usually meaning brains, intelligence, cleverness but can also mean mentally deranged. [6] Bongo is the augmentative form of Ubongo, Kiswahili for Brainland. [10] Flava is Kiswahili for Flavour. [10] Ubongo is a term originally used, and in Tanzania still used, for the city of Dar es Salaam. [6]
The song also became a crossover hit with its visuals becoming the second most watched Tanzanian music video on Youtube in 2022. [10] Rolling Stone magazine ranked Marioo number 39 on its 40 Afropop songs of 2022. In 2022, Omary won 3 Tanzanian Music Awards from 7 nominations including Best Bongo Flava Song and Best Male Bongo Flava Artist [11]
The album was critically acclaimed. Music in Africa's Charles Maganga dubbed the album the most personal album by Harmonize to date. [20] On November 24, 2023 Harmonize released his fourth studio album titled Visit Bongo, which was named by Notjustok as the best Tanzanian album of 2023 [21]
In 1972, Nze Dan Orji, and Raphael Amarabem formed the Peacocks International Band. The band’s first single, “Sambola Mama,” was the first truly popular Bongo music. It would go on to sell 150,000 copies in Ghana, and more than double that amount in Nigeria. The 1970s and ‘80s marked the strongest periods in the trajectory of Bongo ...
"Geil" is a song released by the German-based British duo Bruce and Bongo. It charted in several European countries, making it their best performing release of any type. "Geil" was released as a single in 1986 and topped the Austrian charts that year. The song was Bruce and Bongo's only major hit, making the duo a one-hit wonder.
Civilization" is an American traditional pop song. It was written by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman, published in 1947 [1] and later included in the 1947 Broadway musical Angel in the Wings, sung by Elaine Stritch. [2] The song is sometimes also known as "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo)", from the first line of its chorus ...