Topic summaryBongo Flava Expand Summary Nationalistic and patriotic songs Regional musicDR CongoKenyaUgandaRwandaBurundiMalawiMozambiqueZambiaBongo Flava is a nickname for Tanzanian music. The genre was developed in the 1990s, mainly as a derivative of Americanhip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi. Lyrics are usually in Swahili or English. Wikipedia source