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  1. Work on yourself first, Wakazi urges artistes to embrace professionalism

    Wakazi urged his peers to be intentional about their careers and to articulate their goals with clarity and purpose.

  2. Bagamoyo goes boom as Hip Hop Asili ignites the culture

    The audience didn’t just watch; they moved with the music, stage to stage, like travelers on a rhythmic safari through hip hop’s soul.

  3. Artistes urged to treat their craft as a career at Hip Hop Asili festival

    Discipline, consistency, building connections, and staying active on social media are among the key ingredients that can help propel Tanzania’s entertainment industry to the next level.

  4. New voices in film push cinema toward real-life storytelling

    Love stories may still dominate Tanzanian screens, but a growing movement of filmmakers is demanding a narrative shift one that confronts the deeper, often ignored realities shaping everyday life.

  5. New festival FuTopia to launch in Zanzibar this August

    Busara Promotions, the team behind the long-running Sauti za Busara festival, has announced a new addition to Zanzibar’s cultural calendar.

  6. Diamond Platnumz joins Ja Rule, Asake for HOT 97 Summer Jam takeover

    Tanzanian music star Diamond Platnumz is set to perform at the prestigious HOT 97 Summer Jam 2025, scheduled for Friday, June 20, at the Prudential Centre Arena in Newark, New Jersey.

  7. What keeps Diamond Platnumz from releasing albums

    Tanzanian artiste Diamond Platnumz has finally opened up about the reason why he takes his time releasing full albums

  8. Tanzanian artistes shine bright in Africa’s YouTube power rankings

    From Tunisia, pop sensation Balti adds to the Maghreb stronghold with 7.31 million subscribers, while Zouhair Bahaoui (7.87M) keeps the Moroccan flag flying high.

  9. How early producers turned Bongo Flava from experiment to national genre

    In the bustling streets of Dar es Salaam during the early 1990s, a musical revolution was quietly brewing.

  10. PRIME All Hail the Queen: Lady Jaydee at 25 Years in Music

    She was once the daring young girl who broke into the boys' club of Bongo Flava with a mic, a mission, and unmatched moxie.

  11. Ugandan film to open Zanzibar International Film Festival 2025

    East Africa’s premier film and cultural event, is set to open with the Ugandan film Janani: The Last Stand

  12. Tanzania’s Abigail Chams misses out on BET Award to Brazil's Ajuliacosta

    Abigail Chams had made history as the only female artist from East Africa to be nominated in this year’s Best New International Act category.

  13. PRIME How Congolese rumba became East Africa’s most enduring sound

    When the crackling sounds of records by Franco Luambo and Tabu Ley Rochereau first reached East Africa’s coastlines in the 1950s, they carried more than melodies

  14. Tanzania's Angela Ruhinda pens Netflix’s newest heist comedy, ‘Inside Job’

    Tanzanian film producer and award-nominated scriptwriter Angela Ruhinda is once again making waves in the East African film scene, this time with a major Netflix release.

  15. PRIME Abigail Chams: Tanzania’s newest voice breaking boundaries

    As the BET Awards MARK 25 years on June 9, Tanzanian star Abigail Chams emerges as a standout nominee