what is bongo flava?

an interview with Tanzania's most prominent Bongo Flava producer. Credited as one of the founders of the genre P.Funk speaks about the origins of swahili hip-hop

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bongo
• flava
• oliver
• valente
• swahili
• music
• hip-hop
• foreign
• flavour

[majani187]

@TheManchidi dont be stupid!

[TheManchidi]

P unakosea Ebony Maalim anaweza akawa wa kwanza kutumia neno Bongo flava katika tape.Lakini bongo flava ilikuwepo then likaja jina.Big up Swaleh Jabir,Kwanza,WWA,GWM,The Don P,Hard Blasters,Black Mortuary.

Big up watu kweli wote wa kitambo bila kusahau X Plasters

[greeneyes270]

WWA Weusi wagumu Asilia don't forget them

[hadijabrown]

i remember rap in bongo wakati wa mawingu, saleh jabri, nigger one, ras pompidou, kwanza unity.........i miss that time coco beach,ww majani wa juzi tu.. tunaijua rap long time hapo bongo muulize jahidi wa mawingu since that wakati sema tumezibukia ulaya long time ago since rap bongo and kenya rap bonanza sio mchezo, dar teck college fuck yahh kuvuta bangi na sigara ndani ya mabweni fucking estudante sem respeito maravilha vida loka.. r.i.p adil nigger one

[kapwinki2]

not steve b... i think it was abubakary sadiki .. radio one!!

[ujamaabay]

by the way teach this new generation of so called bongo flava rappers........start thinkin' about 10 years from now mah'fucka.......invest watever little change you get !! cause ya won't be singing dis shit when i am back.....will be doing real music, if ya wanna do hip hop do it like a hip hop artist.....nah bongo flava shit, if ya wanna do some bongo shit.......drop down some tribal flava in it,,,..will understand......shoutout to Babaluku Uganda, big up kwa sana lugha flow kumamake ! sema !

[ujamaabay]

weeee majani sijui pfunk....heheheh ! weee mdutch mtoto wa juzi juzi, you grew up in Masaki and now you wanna own bongo flava ? hehehehe ! fuck !!......mawingu studios mah'fucka.....u just utilized the opportunity at the right time, you just a capitalist.....shyyyyyyt ! i love hating on ya mah'fuckas !..........say some nigga ! kwi kwi kwi !

[ujamaabay]

got a couple of guys rightnow in the states we are on the works, some big coming down.....stay put mah'fuckas !! heheheh ! Steve B ? hahahaha........if you need more history about bongo flava hit me up mah'fucka......amma king and comin' down soon like mack 10....watoto mnapiga kelele sana hapo nyumbani kwetu let's show you what niggas call hating.......hehehehhe !!

[ujamaabay]

bila muarabu sole jabiri kuzi translate hip hop songs in swahili all yah mah'fuckas today you will jobless and smoking ganjas on grocery stores za bongo ! kwi kwi kwi ! a.k.a vijiweni !!............rest in peace kina Joseph Mwingira........dunno wat happen to Mawingu....wameishia kuiba ma computer states ! kumamake life hii !! Columba mziki bado hupo ? osman njaidi jela au ? issue ya computer iliishia wapi........ngojeni tunarudi karibuni bongo....vuruga vuruga wote nyinyi nyambafu !

[ujamaabay]

yaani ilikuwa all about hardcores kina Joseph Mwingira, Fresh G....Gangstas with matatizo "GWM.....watoto wajuzi juzi u missed a lot, Koko beach it was bumpin pale oysterbay tulikuwa tunakesha.....the crowd was a mix of all kids from all income level families..........hawa kina pfunk, steve b e.t.c watoto wajuzi juzi tu.......Steve B grew up in Regent estate, ...Ada estate pale, alikuwa anarap kwenye radio cassette na kuji tape wakati masela wanachana kwenye stage........wapi nyinyi !