While recovering from a motorcycle accident in 2010, Rebecca Corey was listening to CDs of old Tanzanian music given to her by a Tanzanian friend, Benson Rukantabula. Corey fell in love with the music ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
On a dusty road in the sleepy, coastal town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, a row of vintage cars attracts festival-goers on their way to the 2nd annual Ongala Music Festival, held this year at the Bagamoyo ...
A collage of Tanzanian Gospel artistes. Gospel singers differentiate themselves from their secular counterparts by composing music guided by Biblical teachings. This adherence to religious principles ...
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Nay Wa Mitego’s banned song ‘Amkeni’ becomes the soundtrack of Tanzania’s rebellion
Rapper Nay Wa Mitego, famous for his fearless and biting lyrics, which often target government corruption and abductions, has ...
The years after independence in 1960s and 70s witnessed a boom in East African music driven by Tanzanian bands, which benefited from State patronage. Musicians of groups like Nuta Jazz, Vijana Jazz, ...
Tanzanian juggernaut Harmonize is gearing up for global domination. Having rubbed shoulders with huge West African stars such as Nigeria’s Burna Boy (a former NME cover star) and Mr Eazi, the ...
I meet Joseph in a small shack in Usa River, near Arusha, north eastern Tanzania. His small business of uploading mp3s and video files to customer’s hard drives and mobile phones is a common way that ...
“We have our cultural norms - our attitudes and behaviours that are considered normal, therefore acceptable to Tanzanians in general,” Harrison Mwakyembe, Tanzania’s information minister, told RFI.
As much as producers are known to be part of music making processes, they are also known to always work behind the curtains. Despite playing a vital role in the music making processes, producers are ...
One of Tanzania's most popular musicians, Remmy Ongala, has died at his home in Dar es Salaam. Born in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in 1947, he was known as "the Doctor" because he was ...
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