After spending eight days in police custody, comedian Idris Sultan appeared in a court in Dar es Salaam and was released on cash bail.
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Tanzanian hip hop artists Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny have been banned indefinitely from performing in the country and abroad.
Read More »Tanzania: Actress charged, banned from film industry over ‘explicit’ images
Tanzanian actress Wema Sepetu has been banned from acting and charged with posting sexually explicit content after sharing images on social media.
Read More »Tanzania: Musician blocked from travel over new arts council regulations
Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz was blocked from leaving the country for not having an overseas performance permit from the national arts council.
Read More »Freemuse concerned about full-year trial delay for two Tanzanian artists
The case against Tanzanian musician Mwana Cotide and music producer Mussa Sikabwe has been postponed for a twelfth time to 11 October 2017.
Read More »Tanzania: Two rappers and a producer abducted from studio by unknown people
Tanzanian rappers Roma Mkatoliki and Moni, and producer Bello bin Laden, went missing on 5 April 2017 after unidentified people abducted them from a studio.
Read More »Tanzania: Rapper released after being detained over song
Rapper Ney wa Mitego was released on 27 March 2017 without charges after being held for nearly 2 days for a new song that allegedly ridiculed the government.
Read More »Tanzania: Artists’ trial postponed for a fifth time
The case against Tanzanian musician Mwana Cotide and music producer Mussa Sekabwe has once again been postponed, for a fifth time, until 9 March 2017.
Read More »Freemuse calls for charges dropped against Tanzanian musicians ahead of trial
Musician Mwana Cotide (real name: Fulgency Mapunda) and music producer Mussa Sikabwe are set to go trial on 9 November 2016 on charges that their recent song ‘Dikteta Uchwara’ (Petty Dictator) contains “seditious and offensive” content towards Tanzanian President John Magufuli. The artists are also charged with “distributing the song …
Read More »Tanzania: Two artists arrested for allegedly insulting president in latest song
Tanzanian musician Mwana Cotide (real name: Fulgency Mapunda) and music producer Mussa Sikabwe were arrested for allegedly producing, singing and distributing a song called ‘Dikteta Uchwara’ (Petty Dictator) that contained “seditious and offensive” content against Tanzanian President John Magufuli, reported the Swahili Times on 29 September 2016. The two artists …
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