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AY (musician)
AY, also written A.Y. and known as Ay Masta, is the stage name of Ambwene Allen Yessayah, a Tanzanian bongo flava rapper-singer born in 1982 in Mtwara.
Barnaba Classic
Barnaba Classic is the stage name of Elias Barnabas Inyasi, a Tanzanian bongo flava singer and producer known for romantic Swahili songwriting and the award-winning album Love Sounds Different.
Darassa
Darassa, born Shariff Thabit Ramadhan in 1988, is a Tanzanian rapper and singer in hip-hop and Bongo Flava, known for the 2016 hit "Muziki" with Ben Pol.
Gangwe Mobb
Gangwe Mobb is a Tanzanian hip-hop duo from Temeke, Dar es Salaam, made up of Inspector Haroun and Luteni Kalama, known for the 1996 hit "Mauzauza".
Harmonize
Harmonize, also known as Konde Boy, is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer born Rajabu Abdul Kahali in 1994, formerly signed to Diamond Platnumz's WCB Wasafi.
Kusah
Kusah is the stage name of Salmin Ismail Hoza, a Tanzanian singer and songwriter of melodic new-generation Bongo Flava, based in Dar es Salaam and signed to Winning Music.
Lava Lava
Lava Lava, real name Abdul Juma Idd (born 1993), is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer known for "Tuachane" and for leaving Diamond Platnumz's WCB Wasafi label in 2025.
Marioo
Marioo, born Omary Ally Mwanga in 1995, is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer and songwriter whose 2018 debut single "Dar Kugumu" reached number one on nearly all Tanzanian radio.
Mr. Nice (musician)
Mr. Nice, real name Lucas Mkenda, is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer whose TAKEU sound dominated East African music in the 2000s, with hits like "Kikulacho" and "Fagilia".
Mwana FA
Mwana FA, real name Hamisi Mwinjuma, is a Tanzanian bongo flava rapper active since the mid-1990s who broke through in 2002 with Ingekuwa Vipi and has served as MP for Muheza since 2020.
Pilipili
Pilipili, born Peter Gatonye Ngugi, is a Kenyan genge singer from Nairobi who rose on Calif Records in the mid-2000s with the hits 'Kamata Dame' with Jua Cali and 'Morale'.
Professor Jay
Professor Jay, born Joseph Haule in 1975, is a Tanzanian rapper and founding figure of bongo flava who scored nationwide hits like "Zali la Mentali".
Q Chief
Q Chief, born Abubakar Shaaban Katwila and once known as Q Chillah, is a Tanzanian Bongo Flava singer-songwriter identified as one of the genre's pioneers.
Ray C
Ray C, born Rehema Chalamila in 1982, is a Tanzanian bongo flava and R&B singer who dominated East African charts in the early 2000s before a drug crisis interrupted her career.
Rayvanny
Rayvanny (Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa, born 1993 in Mbeya) is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer known for "Kwetu" and "Tetema"; in 2017 he became the first Tanzanian to win a BET Award.
Rosa Ree
Rosa Ree, born Rosary Robert Iwole, is a Tanzanian rapper known for the singles "One Time" and "Up in the Air" and the 2022 album Goddess.
Saida Karoli
Saida Karoli, known in Uganda as Wanchekecha, is a Tanzanian singer, dancer, and drummer born in 1976 in Rwongwe, best known for the 2001 hit "Maria Salome".
TID
TID, the stage name of Khalid Mohamed, is a Tanzanian Bongo Flava singer born in Dar es Salaam in 1981, known for "Kiuno", "Nyota Yako", and "Zeze".
TMK Wanaume
TMK Wanaume, also called Wanaume Family, is a Tanzanian hip-hop and bongo flava collective from Temeke, Dar es Salaam, founded in 2002 and led by rapper Juma Nature.