Giraffe, the quartet featuring Dave Harrington, Robert Walter, Spencer Zahn, and Kosta Galanopoulos, released new single ...
The seductive sounds of Amapiano, the South African phenomenon that has swept the music scene, have met the essence of Bongo music to create a hybrid that is winning fans. In this genre-defying ...
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Bongo Flava doesn't need another trend, it needs its identity back
There was a time when you could recognise a Bongo Flava song within seconds.The Swahili lyrics, storytelling and melodies gave Tanzania a sound that was impossible to confuse with music from anywhere ...
Kenyans love Bongo Flava. Our airwaves, TV music shows, local shops and even promotional roadshows play a good amount of Bongo music. And what’s not to love about these Tanzanian songs? The beats are ...
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Three years on: Why Bongo Flava is still missing from the Grammys' African music spotlight
It has been three years since the Recording Academy introduced the Best African Music Performance category at the Grammy Awards, creating what many believed would be a historic opportunity for African ...
But having said that, I’ve been a huge fan of producer Vincent Kenis’s other work with Congolese bands such as Konono No1 and Kasai Allstars, so I’m not averse to noisy, somewhat dissonant music ...
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 ...
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