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| Bongo Flava | |
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| Stylistic origins | Tanzanian hip hop • Taarab • Tanzanian music • Dancehall |
| Cultural origins | 1990s Dar es Salaam |
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 Tanzania •  Zanzibar | |
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Bongo Flava is a nickname for Tanzanian music.[1] The genre developed in the 1990s, mainly as a derivative of American hip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi.[2] Lyrics are usually in Swahili or English.[3][4]
- ^ "A Short History of Bongo Flava - Bongo Visions: Comparing Narratives of Progress in Bongo Flava Music". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ Mueller, Gavin. "Bongoflava: The Primer." Stylus Magazine, 12 May 2005
- ^ "bongo flava – Nairobi News". nairobinews.nation.africa. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Music -- Tanzania Daily News, Dar es Salaam". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-06.