Bongo artiste Rayvanny has 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,” Rayvanny 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.
