Bongo Flava
| Music of Tanzania | ||||
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| Nationalistic and patriotic songs | ||||
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| Regional music | ||||
| 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. The genre was developed in the 1990s, mainly as a derivative of American hip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi. Lyrics are usually in Swahili or English.