AFRIMMA YAMTAJA DIAMOND KAMA MWANAMZIKI NUMBER 1 BORA AFRICA KWA SASA KWENYE TOP 15

Number 1 Diamond Platnumz Your guess is as good as ours, Diamond Platnumz the golden boy of East Africa and Tanzania’s own music crown prince tops our list of Top 15 African Artists of 2015 . Flamboyant, exciting and creative Diamond Platnumz has emerged as the new face of East African music and the undisputed King of Bongo flava. Never before has an artiste dominated the Tanzanian musical landscape like Diamond is presently doing lifting the East African flag to lofty heights on the world stage. Seen as a spoilt child by his siblings with the way his mother took him around to tale to shows every time and wait for him till late in the night for him to perform, Diamond has gone on to justify the unshaken faith of his mother in his musical ability emerging as one of Africa’s brightest music stars. Born on October 2nd, 1989 as Nasibu Abdul Juma in Dar REs Salam, Diamond Platnumz started his music career as a rapper dreaming of becoming a rap star and getting all the girls but he found fame as a singer with his special brand of bongo lava. The very prolific artist has recorded more than 140 songs in his music career and is seen as the poster boy of Tanzanian/East African music. The song ‘Number One’ and the subsequent remix featuring the flaming Davido has catapulted Diamond to the top of the African music game with his popularity soaring more than ever before. The energetic performer has shut down venues all over Africa and beyond with fans yearning for more. Diamond is a music person who listens to music all the time and is absolutely loved and adored by his fans while setting an unprecedented record of winning 7 Tanzanian Music Awards in one go. The BET Awards 2014 nominee stormed AFRIMMA with multiple nominations and he won in the Best Male East Africa category before going on stage to rekindle his partnership with Davido on the ‘Number One’ remix. 2015 has seen Diamond Platnumz cement his status as Africa’s number one artist with multiple awards including MTV EMA’s and AFRIMMA 2015 Artist of The Year Award. A fan favorite anyday, Diamond is poised to cross boundaries with his music and his energetic as well as creative performances.