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In 2020, Marioo released his smash hit Mama Amina, which was an Amapiano song infused with some elements of Bongo Flava. The song was marked number 11 on the list of best Tanzanian songs of the decade ranging from 2012-2022. [6] His next Amapiano releases such as Dear Ex, Bia Tamu and Lonely have marked his status as the king of Swahili Amapiano.
"Bongos" is a song by American rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. It was released on September 8, 2023, through Atlantic Records as the fourth single from Cardi B's upcoming second studio album. [2] "Bongos" marks the pair's second collaboration, following their 2020 hit song "WAP". [3] The song debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard ...
Lava Lava joined WCB Wasafi [7] a label owned by Diamond Platnumz [8] [9] but was officially unveiled on May 22, 2017, by releasing a song "Tuachane". [10] [11] Throughout his career Lava Lava has worked with different music heavyweights including Diamond Platnumz, Harmonize, Billnass, Mbosso, Rayvanny, Lulu Diva and more.
Zuchu started 2023 with a new single titled Utaniua, Utaniua was critically acclaimed as Tanzania's music journalist, Charles Maganga appreciated Utaniua as an intimate song where Zuchu pays homage to Bongo Flava and Baibuda [8] In March 2023, Zuchu released her first official music video for the year 2023 for a new single titled Napambana. [9]
Bongo Flava is a large divergent evolution of muziki wa kizazi kipya, meaning "music of the new generations", which originated in the middleclass youth of Kinondoni District, in Dar es Salaam between the mid-1980s and 1990s. [10]
He would record songs with the money he earned from the clothes' business and eventually recorded his first single "Toka Mwanzo", a Bongo flava song fused with R&B. [7] The song was not successful commercially. His breakthrough hit single "Kamwambie" was released in 2010. [7] The song won three Tanzania Music Awards. [8]
Bongo Flava is one of the newer Tanzanian genres, developed in the 1990s, and is a fusion genre. It is a continuation of muziki wa kizazi kipya, meaning "Music of the new generation" of the late '80s and early '90s. [11] At its inception, bongo flava was more heavily influenced by US hip-hop and reggae, fused with Tanzanian music styles. [6 ...
His first song, "Aiyola" was commercially successful. He won three awards from WatsUp TV, [8] [9] AFRIMMA, and AEA USA (in the US). [10] On February 25, 2019, he released "Afro Bongo", his first EP, which featured Diamond Platnumz, Burna Boy, Mr. Eazi and Yemi Alade. "Afro Bongo" has four tracks, including "Kainama".