The name "bongo flava" is a corruption of "bongo flavour", where "bongo" is the plural form of the Swahili word ubongo , meaning "brain", and is a common nickname used to refer to Dar es Salaam , the city where the genre originated or sometimes it used to refer the whole country of Tanzania. The youth in Dar es salaam were rapping at beach concerts organized by Joseph Kusaga who owned Mawingu Discotheque, later Mawingu Studios and now Clouds Media Group , local concert halls and taking part in the first official rap competition called Yo! An icon of the open performance artistes in the early s was Adili or Nigga One. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This page was last edited on 14 September , at The first Tanzanian hip hop crew, Kwanza Unit , began in 
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Hip-Hop and Critique in Tanzania". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A sort of manifesto of mselah ideology is given by the song Mselah Jela by Bongo flava singer Juma Naturewho defines the mselah, amongst other things, as an "honest person of sincere heart". While Bongo flava is clearly related to American hip hop, it is also clearly distinguished from its Western counterpart.
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By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Archived from the original on Retrieved from " https: Some groups are very popular in their ethnic group ; examples include the Maasai X Plastaz who developed their own subgenre known as "Maasai hip hop". Bass guitardrumsguitarkeyboardspercussionvocals.
They must alternatively rely on income from live performances to support themselves. Swahili Rap from Tanzania". Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
The youth in Dar es salaam were rapping at beach concerts organized by Joseph Kusaga who owned Mawingu Discotheque, later Mawingu Studios and now Clouds Media Grouplocal concert halls and taking part in the first official rap competition called Yo!
The kalaria Tanzanian hip hop crew, Kwanza Unitbegan in His version was so popular, it broke ranks by receiving mild airplay in the conservative National Radio Tanzania. An icon of the open performance artistes in the early s was Adili or Nigga One.
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The earliest and most afxnde account of how "Bongo flava" found its way onto Tanzanian airways has Taji Liundi at the heart of the story. Views Qfande Edit View history. Today, bongo flava is the most popular musical style amongst the Tanzanian youth, [3] something that is also reflected in the vast number of TV and radio programs dedicated to this genre as well as the sales figures of bongo flava albums. Bongo flava has even found xfande home outside of the African continent ; the most popular artists in the genre have recently begun to address Western markets [1] and the self-proclaimed "best internet station for Bongo Flava," [6] Bongo Radio, happens to be based out of Chicago, Illinois.
It is in this sense that, for example, members of the hip hop crew Afande Sele call themselves watu porii. Haule he is a malariq of Professor Jay. II is still active today his last recording, Coming of Agewas released in This page was last edited on 14 Septemberat A pioneer of Tanzanian hip hop is Mr.
They originally sung in English but eventually switched to Swahili. Mike Mhagama later joined the popular program as an under-study to Master T.
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The song was so popular and ahead of its time that the Msela label stuck. They were the first group to have their rap single aired on private radio in Tanzania. One of the former members of the group, Professor Jayis currently one of Tanzania's most popular hip hop artistes. Despite the popularity of Bongo flava and the large number of well-known artistes throughout Tanzaniacopying of music is widespread and most selw are unable to make a living selling their music.
One of the earliest groups to actually record and deliver a CD to Radio One for airing was Mawingu Band, an outfit that became hugely popular in early The typical Bongo flava artiste identifies with the mselah. In slee bongo flava, the metaphor malariia "brains" may additionally refer to the cunning and street smarts of the msela see below.
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