Arts + Culture
Juma Jux: The Love Songs That Joined Tanzania and Nigeria
From Nitasubiri to Ololufe Mi, how Juma Jux became East Africa's voice of love, married Priscilla Ojo and…
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Sauti za Busara: the Zanzibar festival that fills an old fort with African music every February
Sauti za Busara, meaning "sounds of wisdom" in Swahili, is an annual festival of African music held in…
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Bongo Flava: how Tanzanian hip-hop became East Africa’s biggest pop sound
Bongo Flava grew in Dar es Salaam in the 1990s as young Tanzanians rapped and sang in Swahili…
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From Tandale to a media empire: how Diamond Platnumz turned bongo flava into a business
Diamond Platnumz, born Naseeb Abdul Juma in Dar es Salaam, became East Africa's biggest pop star and built…