Tanzania News News Tanzania » Music: Bongo Flava at 30: The stories, battles and voices behind Tanzania’s musical identity
For three decades, Bongo Flava has been more than a music genre.It has become a reflection of Tanzania’s identity, carrying stories from the streets, hopes of young people, social realities and the ...
News Tanzania » Music: Prism Sound Helps Preserve Tanzanian Music
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 ...
News Tanzania » Music: Nose flute, other instruments in Tanzania being recorded for the ages
One of Tanzania’s most endangered possessions isn’t its wildlife; it’s its music. Dozens of musical instruments – and the skill set to play them – are facing extinction in Tanzania, which is why ...
News Tanzania » Music: Tanzania leads East Africa at AFRIMMA 2026 with 11 nominated artistes
Tanzania has reaffirmed its growing influence on the African music scene after emerging as the most represented country in East Africa at the 2026 African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA), with 11 ...
News Tanzania » Music: Radio Tanzania: A Disappearing History On Tape
At the archives of Radio Tanzania, more than 15,000 reel-to-reel tapes are stacked in floor-to-ceiling shelves. Each band, musician and recording date is painstakingly notated. The tapes reside inside ...
News Tanzania » Music: Tanzania's first and only classic car club pays homage to Remmy Ongala, old school musical legend
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 ...
News Tanzania » Music: IA: Tanzania Music Trailer
IA: Tanzania Music Trailer Link Copied! A number of musicians and archivists team up to help preserve Tanzania's musical identity. Inside Africa. Only on CNN.
News Tanzania » Music: Traditional Tanzanian music falls in popularity, but demands preservation
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
News Tanzania » Music: Tanzanian artiste wins prestigious award, dedicates it to Kenyan fans: "Mmenishikilia sana"
Nairobi-based Tanzanian artiste Mondi G is the future of the East African music industry if his latest recognition is anything to go by After bagging a prestigious award, the young musician expressed ...
News Tanzania » Music: ESSENCE Global Issue: Get to Know Tanzanian Pop Singer Vanessa Mdee
In the States, Vanessa Mdee’s brief appearance in a hotel lobby might not ring any bells, but step into a hotel lobby in Stone Town, Zanzibar, and you’ll hear bells, whistles and blow horns. “She is ...
News Tanzania » Music: Why Tanzanian gospel music is popular in Kenya
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 ...