Tanzanian Bongo artiste Rayvanny has disclosed that singers Diana Bahati and Nadia Mukami are his favourite female musicians in Kenya.
Rayvanny was speaking in an interview where the host enquired about his preferred female singer to which he responded; "Nadia Mukami and Bahati's wife Diana."
The mention is a big deal for Diana Marua since unlike Nadia Mukami, she was introduced as an artiste two years ago. At the time, she had released her first song 'Hatutaachana'.
Notably, the list comes as a no-brainer since the 'Tetema' hit singer has previously worked with Nadia on various projects including a song dubbed 'Falling in Love'. On the other hand, the Tanzanian star has worked with Diana Marua's husband -Bahati on songs including various dubbed 'Kiss', 'Nikumbushe' and 'Mtamu' among others.
Rayvanny Kenyan citizenship consideration
In a recent interview, Rayvanny disclosed that a tussle with the Tanzanian government led them to contemplate acquiring Kenyan citizenship.
The 'Number One' hit singer says he got in trouble after releasing his collabo with Diamond Platinumz dubbed 'Mwanza'. Tanzanian music regulatory board, Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA) censored the song and consequently banned the duo from doing music in Tanzania.
The ban pushed them to look for options for the sake of their music careers.
"Despite the ban, we still performed the song and we were stressed. At that point, Diamond gave me the idea of changing our citizenship to Kenyan and we started the process. However, our government lifted the ban halting our plans,” he explained during his interview with Willy M Tuva.
The Next Level Music President said they were subjected to a public apology to BASATA for disrespecting the regulatory body and issued the apology in December 2018, while in Kenya.
At the time, their song was still banned from playing on radio or TV stations in Tanzania.
“We later resolved the matter with the government and work amicably,” Rayvanny said.
Later in June this year, BASATA went after the duo for performing the banned song threatening to stop Wasafi Festival tours but they resolved the matter.
Wasafi festivals have been ongoing since and during the recent event, Diamond's entrance in a coffin made headlines across the region.
