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  2. List of Nigerian highlife musicians - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable Nigerian highlife musicians arranged in alphabetical order. There are several other genres of music in Nigeria these include Ikorodo , Igbo gospel , Owerri Bongo , Fuji music , Ekpili Jùjú music , Apala , Were music and Highlife .

  3. Owerri Bongo - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Bongo Flava - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Category:Incredible Bongo Band songs - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Incredible Bongo Band songs" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  6. Music of Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Ali Kiba - Wikipedia

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    On his comeback, Alikiba was signed under Rockstar 4000, music label owned by Christine Mosha. Under the label, Alikiba released many hit songs including Chekecha Cheketua, Lupela, Mvumo Wa Radi and Aje, a Bongo Flava love song that was ranked number 3 by Notjustok on their list of Best 100 Tanzanian songs of the decade ranging from 2012 to ...

  8. Tanzanian hip-hop - Wikipedia

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    Bongo flava borrows from Tanzanian hip hop, with fast rhythms and rhymes in Swahili. The name "Bongo Flava" comes from the Swahili word for brains: ubongo. Bongo is the nickname of Dar es Salaam. It means that you need brains to survive there. It has evolved over time, combining elements of American rap, R&B, hip hop, with its unique Swahili twist.

  9. Harmonize (musician) - Wikipedia

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    Harmonize has been living in Dar es Salaam since completing secondary school education in 2009.. He released his debut song, "Aiyola", in 2015. Other songs include "Kwa Ngwaru", [3] featuring Diamond Platnumz, and "Show Me," featuring Rich Mavoko. [4]