Tanzanian Bongo Flava star Dayoo links up with Kontawa for new street-pop hit “Biashara”, penned by Romani Baltazary, out now on ONErpm.
“Biashara” is the Swahili word for “business” — and it has the distinct grind-and-hustle spirit that Tanzanian street music does best. Dayoo’s not kind to the theme. He arrives with the same confidence that has made records like “Sifanyi Kwa Starehe” and his Ibraah collaboration “Nipo” resonate across East Africa. So “Biashara” feels like a logical next step in a collection founded on ambition and street truth.
Kontawa adds a complementary energy that gives the record its full body. Both have been on the Tanzanian Bongo Flava scene long enough to know what makes a good collaboration, and the chemistry here suggests that familiarity. No domination of one over the other. So the record breathes as a real two-way effort, not a lead act with a supporting voice.
The production is warm Bongo Flava territory yet with enough of a contemporary edge to keep it fresh. Dayoo’s executive producer credit on the single also indicates full creative ownership over the direction — this is not a label-directed release but a personal statement about where he wants to be right now.
For East African Bongo Flava fans who have followed Dayoo’s output closely, “Biashara” delivers the familiar warmth with a fresh energy. And those who come to him via this partnership will find his back catalog rewarding the curiosity it engenders.
Check out “Biashara” and let us know if this Dayoo and Kontawa collab is the Bongo Flava collab of the week!
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