''A Boy from Tandale'' is the third studio album by

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singer

Diamond Platnumz Nasibu Abdul Juma Issack (born 2 October 1989), popularly known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz, is a Tanzanian bongo flava recording artist, dancer, philanthropist and a businessman of Ha heritage. He is the founder and CEO of WCB Wasafi R ...

- following ''Kamwambie'' (2010) and ''Lala Salama'' (2012). It was released on March 14, 2018, by Universal Music Group. After joining Universal Music Group in 2017, Diamond began working on the songs which would be used on the album. Musically, ''A Boy from Tandale'' is an

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album that displays influences of music from West of Africa - especially

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. The title of the album refers to Tandale, in the

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district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania, Tandale being Diamond Platnumz's birthplace. The album consists of eighteen tracks, eleven of them already released as singles. The album features several artists from the

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such as

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("Marry You"),

Morgan Heritage Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter "Peetah" Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan, and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. ...

("Hallelujah"), Rick Ross ("Waka") and

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("African Beauty"). From Africa, the artistes featured on the album are

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("Far Away"),

Rayvanny Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa (born 22 August 1993), better known by his stage name Rayvanny, is a Tanzanian musician, songwriter and recording artist who was signed under WCB Wasafi record label until July 2022. He was born and raised in Nzovwe ward ...

("Iyena"),

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("Amanda"), Mr. Flavour ("Nana"), Young Killer ("Pamela"),

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("Kidogo"),

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("Fire") and Richie Mavoko ("Sijaona"). Most of the tracks from the album were produced by his label producer Laizer Classic who also served as the executive producer for the album. The album was launched in Kenya. Songa Music of Kenya sponsored the launch. Two songs from the album were banned by the National Arts Council Tanzania (BASATA), the songs including "Waka" and "Hallelujah" citing "obscene lyrics" issues.

Track-listing

# "Hallelujah" (feat.

) # "

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" (feat. Rick Ross) # "Baikoko" # "Pamela" (feat. Young Killer) # "Iyena" (feat.

) # "Kosa Langu" # "Nikuone" # "Baila" (feat. Miri Ben-Ari) # "Sijaona" # "African Beauty" (feat.

) # "Eneka" # "Fire" (feat.

) # "Marry You" (feat.

) # "Number One" (feat. Davido) emix# "Nana" (feat. Flavour) # "Kidogo" (feat.

) # "Amanda" (feat.

) # "Far Away" (feat.

)

References

External links

on iTunes store
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