MALAIKA BAND ILIVYOPAGAWISHA MASHABIKI MJINI BUKOBA

Kiongozi wa Malaika Band, Totoo Ze Bingwa akishambulia jukwaa kwa rapu zake matata wakati wa Onesho la bendi hiyo lililofanyika kwenye ukumbi wa Lina's Pub, mjini Bukoba jana ambapo maelfu ya mashabiki wa mjini humo walijimwaga na kuchenguka vilivyo kwa nyimbo kali za bendi hiyo.

Sehemu ya mashabiki waliojaza ukumbi wa Lina's Pub mjini Bukoba wakijimwaga ukumbini kusakata muziki uliokuwa ukiporooshwa na Malaika Band jana.

Safu ya waimbaji wa Malaika Band wakishambulia jukwaa jana kwenye Ukumbi wa Lina's Pub, mjini Bukoba.

Madansa wa Malaika Band wakionesha umahiri wao wa kucheza na jukwaa mbele ya mamia wa mashabiki waliohudhuria onesho la bedi hiyo kwenye ukumbi wa Lina's Pub, mjini Bukoba jana.

Mashabiki wakiserebuka ukumbini wakati kikosi kizima cha Malaika Band kiliporomosha burudani ya kufa mtu kwenye ukumbi wa Lina's Pub mjini Bukoba jana.

Christian Bella 'Obama' akiimba moja ya nyimbo za Malaika Band zilizowapagawisha mno mashabiki katika onesho lililofanyika jana kwenye Ukumbi wa Lina's Pub, mjini Bukoba.

Kiongozi wa Malaika Band, Totoo Ze Bingwa akiimba moja ya nyimbo wakati wa onesho lililofanyika kwenye ukubmi wa Lina's Pub, mjini Bukoba jana.

MWIMBAJI AMINA NGALUMA 'JAPANESE' AZIKWA

Mwanamuziki Amina Ngaluma ‘Japanese’ aliyefariki dunia wiki iliyopita nchini Thailand amezikwa leo jioni kwenye makaburi ya Machimbo Mnarani Dar es Salaam.
Mwili wa Ngaluma uliwasili nchini jana jioni kutoka Thailand alipokuwa akifanya kazi ya muziki na bendi ya Jambo Survivor.
Wanamuziki mbalimbali na  wadau walikusanyika kwenye Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere kuupokea mwili wa Ngaluma aliyefariki wiki iliyopita kwa shinikizo la damu kabla ya kujumuika na familia yake jana kwa ajili ya maziko.
Akizungumza baada ya maziko hayo, mume wa Ngaluma, Rashid Sumuni aliwashukuru wanamuziki, wadau wa muziki na vyombo vya habari.
“Nawashukuru wote kwa ushirikiano wenu tangu kupata taarifa za msiba wa marehemu mke wangu, asanteni kwani tumemhifadhi salama  mke wangu, tumuombee dua,” alisema.
Wakati wa uhai wake, Ngaluma  alitamba na bendi mbalimbali zikiwemo African Revolution ‘Tamtam’,  Double M Sound ‘Mshikemshike’ na TOT Plus zote za Dar es Salaam.
Pia alipigia makundi ya Arusha Sangoma, Sayari Band na Less Mwenge yote ya Arusha na Mangelepa na Sky Sound za Kenya. Pia amepata kufanya shughuli za muziki kwa miezi sita nchini Uganda.
Baadhi ya nyimbo alizotunga wakati wa uhai wake ni Manyanyaso Kazini na Mapendo alizotunga akiwa Tamtam, wakati Double M Sound alitunga nyimbo za Wajane na Ukewenza.
Pia alitoa albamu yake binafsi iitwayo Jitulize yenye nyimbo kama Vidonge, Pete ya Uchumba, Good Night, Uombalo Hutopata, Jitulize na Mzigo wa Moto.
Baadhi ya nyimbo alizopata kuimba na kumpatia umaarufu mkubwa ni Mgumba, Maisha Kitendawili,  Ndugu Lawama, Zawadi ya Watanzania, Ugumu wa Maisha na Call Box zote zikitungwa na Muumin Mwinjuma ‘Kocha wa Dunia’.

KITALE AZUNGUMZIA JINA LAKE JIPYA LA MKUDE SIMBA

Pengine si mgeni wa kichekesho cha Mkude Simba kilichoanza kuzagaa pole pole katika jiji la Dar es Salaam  na hatimaye karibu nchi nzima.

Ni kichekesho ambacho kilianza kupitia mitandao ya kijamii,  taratibu  kikapokewa na madereva pikipiki na  sasa kwenye kituo cha redio mpya inayokwenda kwa jina la 'E' Fm.

Lakini unaweza usijue  sauti inayotumika katika kichekesho hiki ni cha msanii maarufu ambaye anatambulika zaidi katika tasnia ya filamu kwa mtindo wa kuigiza utumiaji wa dawa za kulevya 'teja'  Kitale ambaye jina lake halisi ni Musa Kitale.

Katika mahojiano maalumu na mwandishi wa makala haya,  Kitale anasimulia sababu za kuanzisha kichekesho hicho ambacho sasa kinatishia kulipoteza jina lake la Kitale.

Anasema Mkude Simba ni kichekesho kinachotumia lafudhi ya Kiluguru ambaye anaonesha ushamba wa hali ya juu na maswali ya kukosa majibu ya msingi.

Kitale anasema yeye ni Mluguru na  kwa muda mrefu alikuwa na wazo na kulitangaza kabila lake kupitia sanaa, lakini hakuwa na njia ya kutumia.

Anasema kipindi hicho alitaka kutumia "Bwana mjomba... Mjomba Mkude" ambayo hutumiwa na Waluguru na wazo lingine lilikuwa kutumia mtindo wa Uteja.

Aliamua kuchagua Uteja akafikiria kutumia  kichekesho hicho  ambacho kitakuwa cha peke yake, kitakacholeta  mabadiliko katika  tasnia ya sanaa.

"Niliweza kupata umaarufu mkubwa na watu wengi wakanijua kupitia tasnia ya filamu, kwa kuigiza kama mtumiaji wa madawa ya kulevya, mkorofi na mtu wa vurugu," anasema.

Lakini tofauti na vile ambavyo alidhani  mwanzo wakati anatumia mtindo huo, kwani yalianza kuibuka matatizo mengi kutokana na  mtindo huo.

"Nilitumia mtindo huo kwa muda mrefu na ndipo imani hiyo ikakaaa kichwani mwa watu, nikaanza kuingia kwenye matatizo mengine," anasema.

Anasema matatizo madogo madogo ni mengi, lakini miongoni mwa matatizo makubwa ni kufuatiliwa na polisi wakidhani anahusika na biashara ya dawa ya kulevya.

Anasimulia zaidi kwamba akiwa kwenye matembezi yake ya kawaida, alimtembelea rafiki yake Mwananyamala ambapo alipoingia ndani dakika chache walivamiwa na polisi waliokuja na gari nakuanza kupitisha msako wa nguvu mle ndani wakidhani Kitale alikuwa na madawa ya kulevya.

"Hapo ndipo nilipojua kwamba baadhi ya jamii inanichukulia tofauti sana, kufikia hadi kuvamiwa na polisi na kukaguliwa," anasema Kitale kwa mshangao.

Anasema matatizo mengine kuna baadhi ya watu hawana imani naye kabisa kwa kudhani ni mwizi, ingawa anajaribu kuwaelewesha kwamba anaigiza  na ni sehemu ya kazi.

Katika tukio lingine anasema aliwahi kuwekwa polisi  katika ugomvi wa mtaani kisa  alikuwepo  kuamualia ugomvi huo.
Anasema ugomvi huo ulikuwa mtaani kwao Mwananyamala ambapo vijana wa kihuni walikuwa wakigombana na kupelekea kuvunja kioo cha gari lililoegeshwa ofisi za CCM.

Anasema baada ya ugomvi kuisha kila mtu alitawanyika, lakini polisi walipokuja na kuchunguza aliyevunja kioo cha gari watu wakamtaja kutokana na kujulikana kama raisi wa Mateja Mwananyamala.

"Nikiwa nyumbani nilifuatwa na kukamatwa na kupelekwa polisi, ndipo nikawapa maelezo ya kutosha na kuachiwa huru," anasema.

Anasema lakini yote hayo yalitokea kutokana na Mwananyamala kujulikana zaidi kama raisi wa mateja, ndio maana kila tatizo linaangukia kwake hata kama alikuwa akipita njia.

Anasema matatizo hayo na mengine mengi, ndiyo yaliyomfanya afikirie kutambulisha mtindo mpya wa Mkude Simba.

Mtindo wa Mkude Simba anasema anaamini anaweza kupunguza kasi ya Kitale teja na hata jamii kumuelewa kwa mtindo tofauti.

"Kweli hivi sasa jamii inanijua zaidi kwa jina la Mkude Simba na jina la Kitale limepungua nguvu," anasema.

Anasema alitumia mtindo huo, ili kujaribu kuleta tumaini kwa jamii na kumuona ni mtu anayeigiza,  na kwamba maisha ya uteja sio halisi.

Kwa sasa anasema kila sehemu anayopita humuita Mkude Simba sio Kitale kama zamani, tena wanatamani  kuwa karibu naye kumsikiliza tofauti na zamani aliogopeka zaidi.

Kitale anasema kwa sasa anatarajia kutumia mitindo yote miwili, akiwa kama Mkude Simba na Kitale.

"Mkude Simba nitakuwa tofauti na Kitale, na kazi zao zitakuwa tofauti kabisa kama inavyojulikana sasa," anaelezea.

Pia ana malengo ya kutengeneza filamu za Mkude Simba, ambazo zitakuwa na vichekesho vya Mkude Simba.

Lakini anasema ipo siku ataigiza filamu ya pamoja kati ya Mkude Simba na Kitale, jambo ambalo anaamini ataleta mshangao kwa watu wengi.

Kitale anasema kwa sasa hajaanza kupata faida ya vichekesho hivyo, ingawa vimeenea karibu kila mahali.

Lakini ana imani kwamba ipo siku vitamletea fedha kupitia miito ya simu, filamu, matangazo ya redioni kwa kuwa watu wameshaanza kuvikubali.

Zaidi ya sanaa ya kuigiza sauti na filamu, Kitale anasema muziki pia ni sehemu ya kazi yake.

"Tayari nilishafanya kazi nyingi, nikitumia mtindo wa Mchiriku na bado nafanya kazi mpya zinakuja," anasema.

Miongoni mwa kazi ambazo alishazifanya ni Hili Toto aliyomshirikisha Sharomilionea,  Hili Dude na wimbo unaokuja sasa ni Mapenzi yanauma.

"Mtindo ninaotumia ni mchiriku kwa kuwa ndio unaozitambulisha nyimbo zetu nje ya nchi," anasema.

Kitale anasema yeye ni mzaliwa na Morogoro, Matombo na kwamba alianza kupata elimu yake Morogoro mjini kabla ya kuimalizia Dar es Salaam. Sanaa alianza katika kundi la Kaole.

Makala hii kwa mara ya kwanza imechapishwa kwenye gazeti la HabariLEO Jumamosi.

TOTOO ZE BINGWA AAMUA KUJIWEKA KANDO KILI MUSIC AWARDS

Tuzo za muziki Tanzania 'Kili Music Awards' zimepata pigo jingine baada ya mwanamuziki mashuhuri wa dansi na rapa, Totoo Ze Bingwa kutangaza kujiondoa kwenye tuzo hizo.
Katika taarifa yake aliyoisambaza kwenye ukurasa wake wa Facebook, Totoo amesema haoni haja tena ya kushirikishwa kwenye tuzo hizo baada ya kutoambulia chochote kwa kipindi cha miaka mitano aliyoshirikishwa.
Totoo ambaye ni kiongozi wa bendi ya Malaika amewaomba radhi mashabiki wake kwa uamuzi wake huo na kuwataka wamuelewe kwanini kafikia uamuzi huo.
Ujumbe wake ulisomeka hivi: "Najaribu kujiuliza ni kwa nini nashirikishwa kili music awards cpati jibu haki ya mungu kwa heshima ya mashabiki wangu naomba kama kutakua na uwezekano nisishirikishwe tena mara 5 ni miaka mitano nimechoka kuzalilishwa."
Kwa kipindi kirefu sasa kumekuwa na mlolongo wa wasanii wa muziki wa aina mbalimbali ambao wamekuwa wakilalamikia Tuzo hizo na baadhi yao kutangaza kuomba wasishirikishwe katika kinyang'anyiro hicho kwa madai ya kutotendewa haki ama kuandaliwa washindi kabla ya onesho hilo.
Mbali na hilo, madai yao yameonekana kuwa na uzito hasa kwa kuzingatia jinsi shindano lenyewe linavyoendeshwa na hata wakati mwingine mshiriki mmoja kushinda tuzo zaidi ya tano.
Katika shindano la mwaka huu, msanii wa bongofleva, Naseeb Diamond alijizolea tuzo saba katika 'category' zote saba alizoshirikishwa.

MWANAMUZIKI WA BENDI YA SKYLIGHT AFARIKI DUNIA

Mcharazaji gitaa wa bendi ya Skylight, Chiri Challa amefafiki dunia usiku wa kuamkia Aprili 17, mwaka huu kwenye Hospitali ya Taifa ya Muhimbili, Dar es Salaam.
Taarifa zilizothibitishwa na uongozi wa bendi hiyo zimesema Challa amefariki baada ya kuugua kwa muda wa siku mbili maradhi ya kupooza nusu ya mwili wake na kusababisha kushindwa kufanya kazi inavyopasa.
Kwa mujibu wa Meneja wa bendi hiyo, aneth Kushaba 'AK-47', maradhi hayo ya kupooza yalisababisha kupasuka kwa mishipa ya damu ya kichwani na hivyo kumsababishia maumivu makali sana sehemu za kichwa.
Kutokana na msiba huo, bendi hiyo imelazimika kuahirisha baadhi ya shoo zake kuungana na familia ya marehemu katika kipindi hiki kigumu.
Msiba na mipango ya mazishi inafanyika Mwananyamala Ujiji katika Mtaa wa Mpunga.

FIVE WEALTHIEST HIP HOP ARTISTS

Diddy, Puff Daddy, Puffy, P. Diddy, or whatever else you want to call him, Sean Combs is numero uno, according to Forbes' list of wealthiest hip hop artists released yesterday.
The music and liquor mogul was once again at the top of Forbes' list, worth an estimated $700 million, an increase of $120 million from the previous ranking, mostly driven by his new multi-platform channel Revolt TV.
The list's major element of surprise was who followed Diddy: Dr. Dre. He edged out Jay Z, who has been a stationary number two on Forbes' list since its beginning in 2011.
"I don’t think it says anything negative about Jay Z," Forbes senior editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg tells ABCNews.com. "It just says something positive about Dr. Dre and what he’s been able to do with his headphone company."
That headphone company is of course Beats by Dr. Dre, which he co-founded in 2008 with Jimmy Iovine, Interscope chief.
Here's more about the success of Diddy, Dr. Dre and the others on the list.

1. Sean "Diddy" Combs category: $700 million
Sean Combs, 44, has made a large chunk of his estimated $700 million net worth through the "successful" launch of Revolt TV, of which he is a majority owner, Greenburg said. He adds, Revolt TV is "Diddy's answer to MTV."
"He wants to create an MTV for the next generation," with content that translates smoothly on cable, iPad, and other devices, Greenburg said.
Despite success in business, Combs isn't hanging up his music hat yet. He just debuted a single "Big Homie" two weeks ago, using his stage name Puff Daddy.

2. Andre "Dr. Dre" Young category: $550 million
Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, 49, is a producer and rapper whose most recent successes relate to his headphone company. Beats by Dr. Dre is only around five years old, but the company's annual sales reportedly exceed $1 billion and covers two-thirds of the headphone market, Forbes reports.
"He transformed something that plays audio into a fashion accessory," Greenburg said. The recent addition in January of subscription service Beats Music and, before that, Beats Pill wireless speakers have contributed to the company's transformation into a lifestyle brand, Greenburg adds.
Read More: Dr. Dre and Beats Music: Genius or Copycat?

3. Jay Z category: $520 million
The estimated $520 million net worth of Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, 44, (a.k.a. Mr. Beyonce Knowles) came from the $204 million sale of his clothing brand Rocawear back in 2007 and the $150 million deal with Live Nation in 2008, Forbes reported.
Greenburg said Jay Z is the most successful recording artist out of the people in Forbes' list.
"That enables him to tour a lot and make a ton of money on the road," Greenburg said.

4. Bryan "Birdman" Williams category: $160 million
Bryan "Birdman" Williams, 45, would have a higher net worth if he wasn't splitting his fortune with his brother, Ronald "Slim" Williams, after the two co-founded Cash Money Records two decades ago, Forbes reports.
The record label represents a slew of hip hop and R&B artists including Nicki Minaj, Drake, Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Jay Sean, Busta Rhymes and Paris Hilton.

5. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson III

WU-TANG AFFILIATED RAPPER CUTS OFF HIS PENIS IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT

Wu Tang Rapper Cuts Off PenisA rapper affiliated with Wu-Tang Clan was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday after he cut off his penis and then jumped off a second story balcony in what police believe was a suicide attempt ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
Our sources say ... cops were called to an apartment building in North Hollywood at around 1:00 AM and found Christ Bearer -- aka Andre Johnson -- on the sidewalk critically injured.
Christ Bearer is a member of the rap group Northstar ... a group discovered by members of Wu-Tang Clan.  Two members of a group Bearer collaborates with live in the same apartment building and tell TMZ they were there early this morning when Christ Bearer suddenly -- without warning -- cut off his penis and jumped off the balcony.  They say they were not on "any hard drugs that would cause him to do such a thing."
The two men say they rushed downstairs and Christ Bearer had already jumped up and began screaming incoherently.
Johnson was rushed by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.  It's unclear if doctor's are attempting to reattach Johnson's penis.
Johnson is a rapper who was in a group founded by members of Wu-Tang Clan.

MAELFU WAMIMINIKA KUMZIKA GURUMO KIJIJINI KISARAWE

Maelfu ya waombolezaji wakiwamo wanamuziki wa muziki wa dansi, waigizaji wa filamu na wasanii wa kizazi kipya walijitokeza kwa wingi kumzika mkongwe wa muziki wa dansi nchini, Muhidin Gurumo.
Mzee Gurumo ambaye alifariki juzi kwenye Hospitali ya Taifa Muhimbili kutokana na maradhi ya shinikizo la damu, alizikwa kijijini kwao Masaki, wilaya ya Kisarawe, mkoani Pwani jana.
Baadhi ya waombolezaji walionekana wakiwa wameketi katika vikundi vikundi wakijadili mchango mkubwa wa gwiji huyo ambaye alianza kutamba kwenye muziki wa dansi tangu mwaka 1960 akiwa na bendi ya NUTA Jazz.
Kabla ya kuelekea Kisarawe, Rais Jakaya Kikwete alitembelea nyumbani kwa marehemu eneo la Makuburi kwenye kutoa mkono wa pole kwa familia ya marehemu.
Pia msiba huo ulihudhuriwa na viongozi kadhaa akiwamo Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dk Mohammed Gharib Bilal na Mbunge mteule wa Chalinze, Ridhiwani Kikwete.
Pia ulihudhuriwa na Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Kinondoni, Jordan Rugimbana na Mbunge wa Ilala, Mussa Azzan Zungu.
Mbali na viongozi hao, pia msiba huo ulihudhuriwa na wanamuziki na wasanii kadhaa mashuhuri nchini na baadhi ya viongozi wa chama cha muziki wa dansi nchini akiwamo Mzee Kassim Mapili.

JICHO LA TATU...

SITTA AVUNJA KAMATI YA UONGOZI BUNGENI...

Samuel Sitta akiongoza Bunge la Katiba.

Mwenyekiti wa Bunge Maalum la Katiba, Samuel Sitta ametengua uteuzi wake wa awali wa nafasi tano za Kamati ya Uongozi ili kuifanya kamati hiyo kuwa na uwakilishi mpana.

HAPANA KUKOSA ONESHO HILI...

MKUU WA MKOA AMTOLEA NJE MNYIKA KUHUSU BODABODA...

Said Meck Sadik.

Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dar es Salaam, Said Meck Sadik amesema hawezi kusitisha agizo lake la pikipiki na bajaj kuingia  katikati ya jiji, kwani hana mamlaka hayo, kwani anasimamia sheria.

NYONGEZA YA MSHAHARA WA WABUNGE YAZUSHA BALAA...

Wabunge wa Bunge la Uganda juzi wamezua tafrani baada ya kuibua hoja ya kutaka waongezewe mishahara, ambapo tayari mshahara yao ni mara 60 ya mshahara wa mfanyakazi wa umma.

KURA THELUTHI MBILI ZAKWAMISHA UAMUZI KAMATI ZA BUNGE...

Wajumbe wa Bunge la Katiba ambao baadhi yao wanaunda kamati mbalimbali.

Hatua ya kufanya uamuzi wa kupitisha vifungu vya rasimu ya Katiba mpya katika ngazi ya kamati za Bunge, ilifikiwa jana huku changamoto ya kutopatikana kwa theluthi mbili ya kura kutoka Tanzania Bara na Zanzibar, ikijitokeza katika kamati nyingi.

JICHO LA TATU...

IKULU YAANIKA POSHO ALIZOLIPWA JAJI WARIOBA NA WENZAKE...

Jaji Joseph Warioba (wa pili kutoka kulia).

Tume ya Mabadiliko ya Katiba haikufukuzwa kazi, isipokuwa siku ya ukomo iliwekwa kwa mujibu wa Sheria ya Mabadiliko ya Katiba.

BODABODA, BAJAJI MARUFUKU KUBEBA MTOTO WA MIAKA TISA...

Mtindo huu sasa ni marufuku kabisa.

Kanuni mpya za uendeshaji usafiri wa pikipiki na bajaj maarufu bodaboda, zimeainishwa zikisisitiza waendeshaji wa vyombo hivyo, kutekeleza masharti, ikiwemo linalokataza kupakia mtoto mwenye umri wa miaka tisa na  chini yake.

KESI DHIDI YA SHEKHE PONDA YAKWAMA...

Shekhe Ponda Issa Ponda akisindikizwa na askari mahakamani.

Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi ya Mkoa wa Morogoro jana imeshindwa kuanza kusikiliza kesi  ya Katibu wa Jumuiya ya Waislamu  Tanzania, Shehe Ponda Issa Ponda.

KIZIMBANI KWA TUHUMA ZA KUTAKA KUMUUA TRAFIKI...

Mkazi wa Kijitonyama, Cresence Nguzo (25) amepandishwa kizimbani katika Mahakama ya Hakimu Mkazi Kisutu akikabiliwa na mashitaka ya kujaribu kumuua askari wa kikosi cha usalama barabarani.

NHC YAWEKA SOKONI NYUMBA ZAKE 118 ZA MAKAZI...

David Shambwe.

Shirika la Nyumba la Taifa (NHC) kwa mara nyingine jana limezindua mradi mpya wa mauzo ya nyumba za makazi ya familia 118 katika Mtaa wa Wakulima, Hananasif, wilayani Kinondoni.