In 2023, Nigerian artists celebrated a triumphant year, leaving an indelible mark on the end-of-year charts unveiled by major digital streaming platforms such as Spotify as well as prominent entertainment news outlets.

The recent revelation from Spotify, a digital streaming giant, underscored the dominance of Nigerian artists throughout the year. They not only secured prominent positions on the best Afrobeats chart but also made waves in the R&B and hip-hop global charts.

Best Afrobeats Songs of 2023:
Spotify’s announcement highlighted the top Afrobeats songs of 2023, with Davido’s “Unavailable” claiming the coveted number one spot. Nigerian artists dominated the list, securing three out of the top five positions.

1. “Unavailable” (Davido)
2. “Mnike” (Tyler ICU)
3. “Basquiat” (Asake)
4. “Soso” (Omah Lay)
5. “Single Again”: Harmonize

Best R&B Songs of 2023:
Wizkid, a standout Nigerian artist, secured a position in the top 10 best R&B songs of 2023 on Spotify. His collaboration with Ayra Starr, “2 Sugar” from the “More Love, Less Ego” album, claimed the seventh spot on the chart. Notably, Tyla’s “Water” emerged as the highest-ranked African song, holding the second position.

See the list of the best R&B songs of 2023

Best R&B songs of 2023 on Spotify:

#2. Water – Tyla
#7. 2 Sugar – Wizkid feat. Ayra Starr pic.twitter.com/mraRGwaZ5F

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In the realm of hip-hop, 2023 marked a significant milestone for African artists, as demonstrated by the Best Global Hip-Hop Songs of 2023 chart on Spotify. Odumodublvck’s track, “Declan Rice,” secured an impressive second-place ranking, making it the highest-charting song by an African artist on the global stage.

This achievement stands as a powerful testament to the remarkable journey and influence of hip-hop in Africa, showcasing its considerable impact and recognition on the international music scene.

See the list of the best hip-hop songs of 2023 below:

BIG KALA 🌍☄️

Odumodublvck’s “Declan Rice” emerges as the #2 best Global hip-hop song of 2023 on Spotify! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/V1rsn6zEOQ

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• Artiste Name: Yaba Buluku B0yz
• Song Title: Lala
• Featuring: Harmonize
• Genre: Amapiano, Bongo Flava
• Year: 2023

Yaba Buluku Boyz the undefeated banger boys have returned with a new single, Lala featuring Harmonize.

“Lala” is an enthralling fusion of East African Bongo Flava and Amapiano influences. The words “Tana ka Papa” describe the song, which is sung in Tsonga, as an enticing offer from a guy to a girl to sleep on his chest. For anyone wishing to groove to infectious rhythms, it’s a must-listen due to its addictive pace, amusing lyrics, and memorable melodies.

The song expands on the Yaba Buluku Boyz and Harmonize’s already outstanding repertoire of successes, which includes “Single Again” and “Yaba Buluku,” which have captured the hearts and minds of music lovers all throughout Africa and the rest of the world.

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Nigerian singer Skales recently shared a surprising incident where his colleague Naira Marley asked for his verse to be removed from a song they were both featured in by Tanzanian artist Harmonize.

Skales stated that he was taken aback when Harmonize called him to inform him about Naira Marley’s decision, as there was no apparent disagreement or beef between them. It was unexpected because Skales had previously played a role in introducing Harmonize to Naira Marley and facilitated their collaboration on the song.

The ‘Shake Body’ crooner revealed these details during his appearance on the Doyin’s Corner audiovisual podcast.

He said, “I want to share a story that I still find crazy, you know. I have never said this before, but this is going to be my first time. So I have this brother from Tanzania, he is one of the biggest artists from East Africa, as a matter of fact, Africa. His name is Harmonize.

“So he was working on his album, he came to Nigeria. I remember I took him to Naira Marley’s house. It was all good vibes and everything. The song he did with Naira Marley, he hit me up and said I want you to give me a verse on this song. And I did it. I sent it to him. It was dope. He was like, I like it blablabla. Then weeks later, he called me and said, ‘Do you have a beef with Naira Marley?’ And I was like, ‘Beef? We were all chilling. What is going on?’

“He was like, ‘Naira Marley just called me and told me to take your verse off the song that he didn’t know I was going to be the artist involved.’ I was like, cool mehn, bro you need this thing to happen so take me off it.”

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The YouTube account of one of Africa’s most popular pop stars, Diamond Platnumz has been restored after being reportedly taken over by hackers, which resulted in its suspension.

On Sunday, Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz page, which has over 6.5 million subscribers and over a billion page views, was allegedly hacked.

The hackers allegedly went live on the platform with cryptocurrency news.

According to a representative from Diamond Platnumz’s record label, Wasafi, they received an email from YouTube informing them that the account had been suspended.

According to Majidi Ramadhani, it was suspended when hackers published content that breached the digital platform’s guidelines.

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He told Kenya’s Daily Nation that the company had sustained a large loss and that they were attempting to rectify the situation.

On Monday, the music star wrote on his Instagram page indicating that the page was back.

“Thank you my Beloved….my Youtube channel is back,” he said.

He also used the opportunity to announce his new video, “Wonder”

“Enjoy my brand new video #WONDER ????,” he wrote.

 

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The Tanzanian singer is the most popular African artist on YouTube with over 6.5 million subscribers and 742 videos.

He is followed by Rayvanny with over 3.5 million subscribers, Harmonize with over 3.2 million subscribers, Davido with over 2.9 million subscribers and Fally Ipupa with over 2.8 million subscribers at number five.

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• Artiste Name: Harmonize
• Song Title: You 
• Country: Tanzania
• Year: 2022

Tanzanian singer, Harmonize has released another love infectious melody dubbed, ‘You‘.

Harmonize has appealed to the one he loves with the melodic Swahili song “You” following their recent altercations.

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B Boy Beats is responsible for the production. It follows the release of the video for his previous single, “Mdomo,” which featured Ibraah.

Quotable lyrics

Mikono juu na surrender
Acha dunia ijue muuni amependa
Wangapi Walikuja waekenda, mbona ni weweee
Mwenzako nahesabu calendar siku na masaa yanakwenda
Hebu fanya urudi nakupenda basi nielewee eeeh…

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Yemi Alade or Mama Africa as she is fondly called by fans has been in the industry for close to a decade and in the span of her career delivered on both her songs and collaborations.

The Talented singer went from being a winner of a music competition to making name for herself in 2014 with her breakout hit song, “Johnny“.

The singer who has five albums, two EPs and several songs in her discography has built a fanbase that is not only in Nigeria but worldwide especially in Europe.

Alade is considered one of Nigeria’s biggest female singers of all time.

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To celebrate a Queen, here are the top collaborations that demonstrate Yemi Alade’s talents and versatility.

Crazy Love- Flavour

In 2019, Flavour joined forces with Mama Africa, Yemi Alade to deliver this dope tune titled “Crazy Love“. While it wasn’t the first time the two had collaborated on a song, the two brought more spice on “Crazy Love“.

Nziyo Yerudo- Jah Prayzah

Yemi Alade is a beautiful singing nightingale on “Nziyo Yerudo which is owned by Jah Prayzah, a Zimbabwean contemporary musician and lead member of the band Third Generation.

You Suppose Know- Bez

Off Bez’s 2018 sophomore album “Gbagyi Child”, comes another hot pick that features Yemi Alade.

The Cobhmas Asuquo-produced “You Suppose Know” sees Yemi Alade take it up a notch showcasing a different side to her unmeasurable abilities.

I’m Available- Waje

What happens when two powerful female vocal houses join forces to make music together, magic right?

Waje hailed across the globe for her soaring vocals and stagecraft, teamed up with Alade for a single titled “I’m Available“ in 2017.

Young D-produced hit is a beautiful collection of melody, vibes and harmony from the two ladies.

Show Me What You Got- Harmonize

If there is one great talent of Yemi Alade’s talent is her ability to perform well on any Pan African Collaboration, well this is the case in this song.

Harmonize and Yemi Alade makes magic on this 2019 hit tune.

Marry Me- Falz, Poe

“Marry Me” was one of Falz’s earliest breakout songs.

Marry Me is a track off Falz’z Wazup Guy album, released in 2014. Featuring Yemi Alade and Poe, the song takes the societal pressures that single girls face with respect to marriage.

While Poe kicks off the song with a powerful rap, Yemi Alade and Falz’s hilarious verses sell the message of the song.

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Rihanna- Awilo Longomba

In 2017 Congolese music star, Awilo Longomba featured Yemi on his groovy upbeat tune, “Rihanna“.

In the song, the Congolese icon flirts with Mama Africa comparing her to Barbadian singer Rihanna, over a VTek crafted Coupé-Décalé influenced instrumentation tailored to have everyone on the dance floor within seconds.

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The Tanzanian music industry has some elite and up-and-coming artists, this article will focus solely on the top four musicians Fast-rising in Tanzania.

There are so many who couldn’t stay in the game because it changed and they found themselves out of time and out of touch with the industry. This flexibility is vital in the entertainment industry these days.

On the other hand, new artists are introduced in the industry daily, something that has the old celebs lacking sleep because these new artists are young and have zeal and hunger for success in music that threatens their peace of mind.

Up and coming artists have been picked up by famous musicians and record labels and these new artists never disappoint. In this article, I’m going to introduce you to four up and coming artists who are reigning in the Tanzanian music scene today;

• RELATED: Top 10 songs from Tanzanian’s hit makers in 2021
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1. Zuhura Othman Soud (Zuchu)

At a young age, Zuhura was successful in entering the Tanzanian music scene, apart from Havard admission and maybe getting a job at Apple, there’s nothing harder than joining the WCB label. Regardless of that, the managers of that record label got to hear her and sign this young woman.

The majority of people thought that she was a bad signee and an addition to the label until she shocked them by gaining more than 100,000 subscribers and being nominated for different awards.

This beautiful young lady who hails from Zanzibar is a daughter of a famous Taarab singer, Khadija Kopa. Right now if you mention Tanzanian music without mentioning her name you will be missing an important musician with songs like Raha, Sukari, and Cheche which she did with her boss Diamond Platnumz, songs that are making waves and are ahead in streams.

2. Ibraah

Like the majority of African artists who go through tough times first then later on succeed, the same happened to this artist who started out as a hawker, which is why even now as a person who has made it, he still calls himself ‘Chinga‘ which is Swahili for a hawker.

He is a famous artist under the label of Konde Gang, under Harmonize. He came into the music scene like a joke, we first heard him on One Night Stand which he did with Harmonize, and then he released Nitachelewa, Nimekubali, and Jipinde which disturbed our radios for a long.

With Ibraah’s hunger for success, he seems like an artist who will last for some time in the industry.

3. Thomas Gration Bishanga (Tommy Flavour)

With his voice and the way he harmonizes behind the mic, this ladies’ man is one of those people whose opportunity came when he was ready to grab it.

Tommy Flavour is under Kings Music Label which is owned by Ali Kiba and he has been his mentor for a long and that’s why if you look at his verse and singing style it is like they are quite similar.

‘Omukwano‘ which featured his boss Ali Kiba made his Tanzania’s favorite, and if it was me, I would have ended my music career there because I would have worried if I could release a song that could outdo Omukwano’s success.

4. Cosmas Paul Mfoy (Rapcha)

‘Naitwa Rapcha, naitwa naniii….’ that’s how he starts his songs, this young artist who was born in 1999 is busy hustling with big artists in the game.

He started out as the majority of artists who start on social media these days when producer P Funky Majani saw one of his clips on Instagram and decided to check him out and now he has a hit song called ‘Lisa‘ which is a very creative story.

Rapcha‘s future in the music industry is brighter just like the majority of the artists who have been discovered through social media.

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Nigerian international renowned disk jockey and record producer Imohiosen Patrick, popularly known as DJ Neptune released his highly anticipated album titled ‘Greatness 2.0’ which has been getting favourable reactions from music lovers.

High-profile DJ Neptune finally releases the whole package, only days after delivering the critically lauded hit ‘Only Fan’ featuring Zlatan and Lojay. He drops the highly anticipated ‘Greatness 2.0’ album, which has a star-studded lineup.

• RELATED: Rema slams DJ Neptune for dropping their collaboration without his Knowledge
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Neptune collaborates with prominent stars from the African music world on the new album, featuring Rema, Joeboy, Ladipoe, Mr. Eazi, Bella Shmurda, Blaqbonez, Cheque, Waje, Patoranking, Peruzzi, Simi, Adekunle Gold, Focalistic, Omah Lay, Lojay, Kofi Jamar, Stonebwoy, Phyno, Yemi Alade, Laycon, Harmonize, Zlatan.

As regards production credits, Magic Sticks, Dera the Boy, Mog, Andre Vibez, Yung Wills, Sess, Fancy Beatz, DJ Krept, and Speroach Beatz all contributed to ‘Greatness 2.0‘ album.

A few hours after the release of the project, music lovers have reacted to the album as expected, especially with the Rema controversy that sprung up this morning.

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Renowned Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Neptune has published the official tracklist for his upcoming album, ‘Greatness 2.0.’

The ace DJ, who is one of Nigeria’s most popular DJs, has revealed that his sophomore album, ‘Greatness 2.0,’ will be released soon. He’s posted the album’s lineup as a build-up to the release.

Neptune revealed that the upcoming project will feature prominent names from the African music scene, including Waje, Laycon, Ladipoe, Mr. Eazi, Blaqbonez, Cheque, Rema, Patoranking, Peruzzi, Simi, Adekinle Gold, Focalistic, Omah Lay, Lojay, Kofi Jamar, Stonebwoy, Phyno, Yemi Alade, Harmonize, and others.

Magic Sticks, Dera the Boy, Mog, Andre Vibez, Yung Wills, Sess, Fancy Beatz, DJ Krept, and Speroach all contributed to the production of ‘Greatness 2.0.’

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The 16-track album will be released on Friday, November 27, 2021, and will contain the smash hit “Nobody.”

Along with the features, DJ Neptune has also released a new single from the next album called “Only Fan.” The record features street-hop star Zlatan and super-talented singer Lojay.

 

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While the big boys in the music industry keep getting bigger, the up-and-coming creatives are also honing their crafts so that they can fly as high as the big boys.

It is undeniable that when you mention bangers in the African music industry without mentioning some from Tanzania, you will be talking about something else, not music since in 2021 alone Tanzania gave the world so many hits, in this piece I’m gonna share the top ten hits that Tanzanian artists gave the world;

1. Zuchu -Sukari

At such a young age, Zuchu got an opportunity that a lot of musicians in Tanzania think is a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she joined Wasafi Classic Baby Label (WCB).

Zuchu being among the two female artists from that label had the hunger to show Tanzanians and the world what she has. This year has made us dance and sing along with her hit song ‘Sukari’ which has garnered so many views on YouTube and is frequently played on radios and left and right in ceremonies.

2. Harmonize ft H Baba & Awilo Longomba – Attitude

Famously known as Tembo or Kondeboy, this year he brought us this Sebene song featuring Awilo Longomba, the music legend from Congo. You will feel lacking in nightclubs if this song is not played.

The uniqueness in dancing styles and attire in the music video is what helped this song gain massive airwaves.

3. ALIKIBA Ft Kings Music – Ndombolo

With his own children that he signed under Kings Music, like Kituga and Abdu Kiba (who is his young brother), the king of vocals gave us this danceable hit.

He did an amazing marketing program with video clips circulating of people dancing to the song before the official release, so when it was officially released we were ready to dance and make this a banger.

4. Mbosso ft Diamond Platnumz – Baikoko

Mbosso who came from the Yamoto band before joining WCB always gives us the best coastal tunes in his love songs.

This year he featured his boss and owner of WCB, Diamond Platnumz in the release of his song ‘Baikoko‘ a song that coastal women and girls dance to during ceremonies.

Up to this day, it is the most-watched song on YouTube with millions of views.

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5. Barnaba ft ALIKIBA – Cheketua

Barnaba who is a writer and a music nerd who has a unique melody in his songs decided to feature AliKiba in this song that celebrates weddings and marriage in general. And that’s why it doesn’t come as a shock when in their videos they are seen in black and white suits like penguins.

Before the release of the song, we thought Barnaba was getting married again because the pictures from the video shoot were spread before the release of the video, maybe it was their publicity stunt gaining traction.

6. Marioo – For you

We were so used to his heartbreak and lamenting songs, and so this year he really shocked us when he released a love song.

It seems like there is a gurl who has captured his heart to the extent he has forgotten the heartbreak he faced in ‘Inatosha’ and ‘Unanionea’.

‘For You’ is a song that is in every top ten and top twenty on radios. To the extent that today if you don’t mention Mario in any top ten music list in Tanzania, then you are clueless about the Tanzanian music industry.

7. Diamond Platnumz – Naanzaje

I could have been shocked if Simba wasn’t gonna roar the whole year in the jungle, it could have been unfair to his fans who love good music.

Musically his 2020 was different from this year but he still gave us the best hit song in ‘Naanzaje‘.

If you just hear this banger once, you will dream about it for weeks to come, that’s how good it is.

8. Maua Sama – Zai

Maua has been breaking her own records since she started her music career, it’s like she only compares and competes with who she was yesterday.

She gave us a national anthem with her song ‘Iokote’ and this year she has left our jaws wide open as we move to ‘Zai’.

9. Anjela – Nobody

She is the first female artist to be signed under Konde Gang, and she has tried to show us how talent in music.

It is not easy for the first song an artist releases to be a hit song but it has been different for Anjela, ‘No body’ has been a song that hit the nail. Many predicted her fall but she is still in the race and going big.

10. Nandy – Naanzaje

She calls herself African Princess, and Tanzania got to know her in 2016 with her unique voice and beauty. From Tanzania House of Talent (THT) under Ruge Mutahaba who was the mastermind in the music industry.

Her first song was ‘Nagusagusa‘ but in 2021 ‘Naanzaje’ has forever marked her as the only African princess in the music industry.

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As it is in schools where teachers can teach a student and later on he/she can have a more powerful title/job than the teacher or like in our families where if a child reaches the age of 18 is legally allowed to move out of their home to the extent that some of our African families don’t even wait for you to decide to move out of your parents’ home they chase you out, such is the same thing that happens in the music industry.

Why did Harmonize leave in the first place?

It’s not rare to see an artist who was managed in a certain record label leave the label after some success in the music industry like getting endorsements, deals, a fanbase, or even earning more money.

It’s also very rare for this separation to be an amicable one between him and his managers or his former record label, most of the times artists leave because of the contracts having tough requirements, money issues (not being paid well compared to his input) or just personal misconduct.

This doesn’t only happen in the Tanzanian music scene, it happens even in the West, for instance back in the days there was a big fight between Dwayne Michael Carter Jr (Lil Wayne) and Bryan Christopher Williams (Birdman) who was one of the leaders of Cash Money Record.

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The student who outshined the master.

A similar thing happened in the Tanzanian music industry that left rivalry and sadness between the fans when the two big names in the music industry who were former friends separated.

A lot was said, everybody had their own opinion on the matter when Rajab Abdul Kahali aka Harmonize decided to walk away from the label that discovered him, Wasafi Classic Baby, which is owned by Diamond Platnumz.

No one saw this coming, it happened so quickly. We were all left wondering if this was his exodus from Egypt to Canaan or he was leaving behind honey and milk in Canaan and going back to Egypt?

I like to think that Harmonize leaving the record label was a very courageous act considering that he had to pay money for terminating his contract which did cost him a huge amount of money.

Was leaving WCB a blow or a glow for him?

In business terms though, his departure lifted his status up in the music industry which is contrary to the majority’s prediction of his fall out.

His number of fans on social media increased a lot because a lot of people wanted to know what will happen to him after his departure from WCB, and his following ended up getting him a lot of deals for product promotions from brands like Sayona Twist and banks like CRDB.

And second, he used the opportunity to discover and uplift new talent just like Diamond did for him, and this lead to him starting his own record label, Konde Gang, which is among the few record labels catching waves in East Africa.

His record label’s name Konde Gang is in respect to his tribe, Makonde. His record label has several artists who are blessing our airwaves daily like Ibraah, Angela, Country Boy, and many others who make us believe that his departure was for good and profit for many.

While he was still fresh from his departure from WCB, Harmonize released his album which had songs that up-to-date are people’s favorite. His album featured top-notch artists like Burna Boy, Morgan Heritage, and Yemi Alade.

Out of all of this though, Harmonize was also successful in rebuilding his good relationships with media and news stations which he wasn’t on good terms with because of his former record label being on bad terms with the media.

When he was under WCB, big media brands like Clouds Media Group weren’t playing his songs, and that was really bad for Mr Tembo’s brand, but after he left WCB, his songs were played in these media stations, and he started getting more shows in and out of the country and up to this day Mr. Tembo (as he likes to call himself) is owning the Tanzanian and East African music industry.

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Back in the days Lingala Vibes and Music bands were dominating while Bongo flavour was regarded as gangster thing and all them youths whose passion was music were taken as losers until the coming of these three vibrant boys.

DIAMOND PLATNUMZ

In a world that decided to take talent as just another part of entertainment while others regarded this talent as hooliganism, a young man from in the slams that did manual labour to earn a living went the extra mile when he stole his mother’s necklace and sold it all so he could afford to record his song.

With his voice and his ability to steal hearts, he was able to successfully make music one of the prominent works for youths. His name is Nassib Abdul better known as Diamond Platnumz who was able to do exceedingly well because of his eagerness to excel; something that he had even back in the days to the point where people in the streets respected him and called him Simba (Lion).

He did this in a time when guardians believed that Biology, Physics, Mathematics, and Agriculture were the only things that could help youths make a living. But he managed to make a name for himself without any of those things, and his impact was so great that some parents decided to take their children to learn music.

More than once or twice, reputable journals have discussed this artist’s wealth that resulted from his numerous endorsements, from his music, fashion and business deals. In fact, he is the CEO of Wasafi Media, a broadcasting company that runs a radio and T.V. station.

He is addicted to cars and houses – actually, he fancies the finer things which is why he is likely to be found with a certain beauty this week and another the next. This is the “Lion from Tandale jungle”.

His music has a little of everything; if you are sad and are looking for something to cheer you up if you feel like dancing he can get you in the mood especially when he is on stage with his entire Wasafi Classic Baby crew (better known as WCB). The moves that they dance while performing are a sufficient painkiller for your pain.

• RELATED: Top 10 most followed Tanzania artistes on social media
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ALIKIBA

If you talk about East African Music without mentioning the name AliKiba, it would be apparent that you have disrespected the entire Bongo Flava Kingdom because his unique melody and lyrics earned him the title of Mfalme (King).

The way that he moves his voice as he pleases behind a mic is probably the only thing he knew how to do when he was born. You would rarely miss him in a playlist of anyone who knows good music.

His music has had the same vibe since the first time he started recording tomorrow. He is well known for his “Arrogance in Music” that is even if the trend changes, you would still want to listen to him singing in his usual style.

While many Tanzanian artists decided to infuse their music with Western African sounds particularly Nigerian, he released his songs Aje and Kadogo which carried his usual melodic sound.

Even when he leaves the music scene for a while, he comes back to find his throne full of dust as it lay empty because no one can take his place.

While many artists were avoiding live performances, Ali has thrived in that category. His life outside of music is very normal and he gets along with everyone, you might even call him “Bongo Flavor’s Keanu Reeves”.

He is one of the most successful artists in East African music, which is why he is mentioned in a number of lists as one of the wealthiest artists. It is all well deserved because he put a lot of effort into improving his art.

HARMONIZE

They say show what you can do when you are given the chance, and that is exactly what Rajab or Harmonize (his stage name) did. He has been through a lot in his journey as an artist but he held on to the saying never give up. These days a day won’t go by without hearing his song on the radio.

When he was welcomed into the music industry by Diamond Platnumz, he did not fail to impress with bangers like Never Give Up a touching song where he delivered an emotional performance, Bed Room, Show Me (featuring the African Giant, Burna Boy), and many more.

A physically fit physique and full-body tattoos have become his signature look in his videos which are favored by the ladies. He initially started out at WCB that is led by Diamond Platnumz but he now owns his own record label which he called Konde Gang.

He dreams about good music day in and day out. That is the young man that left his village with not a cent to his name and came to the city to make music. The rest is history.

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