''A Boy from Tandale'' is the third studio album by
Tanzanian singer
Diamond Platnumz - 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
afro-pop,
Bongo Flava album that displays influences of music from
West of Africa - especially
Nigeria.
The title of the album refers to
Tandale
Tandale is an administrative ward in the Kinondoni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania
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, in the
Kinondoni district of the
Dar es Salaam Region
Dar es Salaam Region (''Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam'' in Swahili) is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and is located in the east coast of the country. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land and ...
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
United States such as
Ne-Yo ("Marry You"),
Morgan Heritage ("Hallelujah"),
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
("Waka") and
Omarion ("African Beauty"). From Africa, the artistes featured on the album are
Vanessa Mdee ("Far Away"),
Rayvanny ("Iyena"),
Jah Prayzah ("Amanda"), Mr. Flavour ("Nana"), Young Killer ("Pamela"),
P-Square ("Kidogo"),
Tiwa Savage ("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.
Morgan Heritage)
# "
Waka" (feat.
Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper.
Prior to releasing his debut single, "Hustlin'", in 2006, Ross was the subject of a bidding war, receiving offers from Sean Combs, D ...
)
# "Baikoko"
# "Pamela" (feat. Young Killer)
# "Iyena" (feat.
Rayvanny)
# "Kosa Langu"
# "Nikuone"
# "Baila" (feat. Miri Ben-Ari)
# "Sijaona"
# "African Beauty" (feat.
Omarion)
# "Eneka"
# "Fire" (feat.
Tiwa Savage)
# "Marry You" (feat.
Ne-Yo)
# "Number One" (feat.
Davido
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)
emix# "Nana" (feat. Flavour)
# "Kidogo" (feat.
P-Square)
# "Amanda" (feat.
Jah Prayzah)
# "Far Away" (feat.
Vanessa Mdee)
References
External links
on
iTunes
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