Bongo flava Artistes who made it big in 2021
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- 28 Dec 2021
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From streams, downloads, views and countdowns here are some of the artistes who their releases becoming the fastest songs to attain million streams, and in some cases earned the accolade of most-streamed record in different platforms.
Alikiba
Alikiba is one of the region’s few artistes who have managed to stay relevant despite being in the industry for close to two decades.
After being quiet for a long time. The King of Bongo Flava came with ‘Only One King’ Album which has over 22.7 million streams on Boom play.
His 2021 back to back hits of Salute featuring Nigeria’s Rudeboy, Jealousy and ‘Bwana Mdogo’ with Patoranking reaffirmed his status as a bongo flava heavyweight
Salute has over 6.8 million views on YouTube, the song also topped several music charts in radio and digital.
Alikiba is also in Boom Play’s most streamed artiste list for this year.
Harmonize
Another hit maker and well known in the Afrobeat industry. Harmonize came to the Bongo Flava industry and changed the status quo immediately after exiting the WCB record label.
The CEO of ‘Konde Gang’, has managed to grab a title for himself as the only Bongo Flava artiste who can sing in English without international collaboration.
‘Kwangaru’ singer is the most played artiste in a number of country’s radio stations, clubs and entertainment areas.
Harmonize has over 39 million stream on Boom Play with his recently released ‘High School’ Album recording 12.2million streams,
‘Attitude’ another banger for Konde Gang CEO that saw Harmonize collaborating with Congolese soukous musician Awilo Longomba.
“It is one of radio and party DJ’s favourites, enjoying constant airplay and getting the fans dancing on social media,”
Nandy
Nandy is unarguably Tanzania’s top female bongo flava singer. The only female artiste in East Africa with her own festival, ‘Nandy festival’
Like last year, 2020. Nandy ends the year with an International trophy, crowned as the Best Female Artiste in East Africa in a nomination category that featured strong contenders such as fellow compatriot Zuchu, Nadia Mukami – Kenya, Vinka – Uganda, Sheebah Karungi – Uganda, Nikita Kering – Kenya, Tanasha Donna – Kenya, Knowles Butera – Rwanda.
The African princess has over 31 million streams on Boom Play with her song ‘Nimekuzoea’ reads 9 million views on YouTube
Her name also appears in Grammy’s nominated reggae album ‘Pamoja’ which if the album won the African Princess will also receive a “certificate of the appreciation in the Grammy”.
Marioo
Another artist who really solidified his position in Bongo Flava scene this year is Marioo and it’s been exciting to watch his steady rise since his 2020 monster amapiano hit ‘Mama Amina’ with Sho Madjozi and Bontle Smith.
Currently with ‘Beer tamu’, ‘For You’, ‘Inatosha’ and Asante Marioo is Bongo Flava’s ‘Toast of the Moment’ with hit singles rocking the airwaves across the country.
Marioo has a total 18 million streams in Boom play, his song ‘Beer tamu’ currently reads 2.5 million streams in Boom Play and 3 million views on YouTube.
Like Harmonize, Marioo’s hit songs are a most-played songs in clubs and radio stations across the country. Read More…
