While recovering from a motorcycle accident in 2010, Rebecca Corey was listening to CDs of old Tanzanian music given to her by a Tanzanian friend, Benson Rukantabula. Corey fell in love with the music ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

On a dusty road in the sleepy, coastal town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, a row of vintage cars attracts festival-goers on their way to the 2nd annual Ongala Music Festival, held this year at the Bagamoyo ...

A collage of Tanzanian Gospel artistes. Gospel singers differentiate themselves from their secular counterparts by composing music guided by Biblical teachings. This adherence to religious principles ...

TZhiphop is a project that promotes Tanzanian hip hop online: We are the necessary noise in Bongo’s music scene advocating for Tanzanian Hip Hop. This project is focusing on reconnecting Hip Hop fans ...

In the States, Vanessa Mdee’s brief appearance in a hotel lobby might not ring any bells, but step into a hotel lobby in Stone Town, Zanzibar, and you’ll hear bells, whistles and blow horns. “She is ...

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s entertainment industry is facing a familiar but intensifying dilemma, recalling October 21, when Hip Hop artiste Cosmas Mfoy, famously known as Rapcha, released his ...

Last week, Mwika musicians from Tanzania came to Orono for a performance at the Church of the Universal Fellowship. The group of 13 musicians and their college principal are representing their tribes, ...

Excel Michael Haonga has wanted to be a music teacher for as long as he can remember. His journey to hone his music skills has taken him from his native Tanzania to Norway, Uganda and now to the ...

Born in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in 1947, he was known as "the Doctor" because he was seen as a defender of the people. His songs often criticised Tanzania's elite and at the height ...