Artists

Fareed Kubanda, aka Fid Q is arguably Tanzania’s most prolific hiphop artist. His social awareness and political insightfulness coupled with profound lyrical prowess has propelled him to the upper echelons of the Rap Elite.

Fid Q has released two award-winning albums in Tanzania. He is currently finalising a third album read more

Mombasa based taarab group Lelelele Africa, formerly known as Diamond Star, formed in 1995.[[[ Over the years the band felt they needed a more original title, primarily one which was not in English, so in 2006 band leader Mbaraka Haji and new producer Elchie conceived the band read more

Musically and geographically, Natacha Atlas has always been an itinerant. The Anglo-Egyptian singer has spent more than a decade fusing electronic beats with North African and Arabic music, finding links between seemingly disparate musical genres, exploring new and different sonic settings and working with a wealth of like-minded collaborators from read more

The Kiumbizi group has been performing together since 1996. Featuring up to 20 men and women, they perform styles of traditional music and dance, which are unique and special to Pemba island.

Kiumbizi is a kind of stick dance-meets-martial arts and Boso, a rhythmic circle dance. These ngoma styles read more

Mwana FA is one of Tanzania's brightest bongo flava artists with a string of hits under his belt. His popularity is due, largely to his mastery and ability to mould the Swahili language into a poetic and entertaining flow. His recent album Habari Ndiyo Hiyo is a collaboration with AY, read more

A big hit with Zanzibari teenagers and youth, this group will fill the dancefloor of any local disco.

4 Nature is another in the series of young artists performing Zanzibar Hip Hop popularly known as Zenji Flavour. The group consists of 4 artists, namely Sadiq aka General, Abbas aka 100%, Abbas read more