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Tanzania’s Frankie Maston “Mirrored Ep Review

Tanzania’s Frankie Maston “Mirrored Ep Review

By Anne Tendwa

With his angelic voice, imaginative writing and uplifting energy, Frankie Maston has become one of Tanzania’s rising stars in the music industry. He has officially released his debut EP titled ‘Mirrored’ in late July 2022. 

He kicks off the project with a bold love song ‘Run On My Mind’. The track is reminiscent of an early 2000’s RnB joint where one is not shy in the expression of their feelings. Frankie’s vocal layering takes the cake on this track as he not only displays his ability to seamlessly weave his voice with the instrumental, but his ingenious vocal arrangement is more noteworthy. 

‘Fall in Love’ is the second track on this EP. This is quickly becoming a fan favorite, especially at weddings and it is very clear to see why. The song urges you to ‘fall in love’, something that I am certain many of us can agree is pleasurable and satisfying. Zouk elements are heard throughout the instrumental. 

Track number 3 ‘Give It To You’ features rap goddess Frida Amani. She is one of the only 3 features on the EP and brings some much needed fire to the sweet reggae joint. Frankie Maston is known to experiment with reggae sounds and is one of the only Tanzanian artists to do so with great success. He proves his versatility once more in ‘Give It To You’.

‘Coming Out (Fresh n Clean)’ is the lead single from ‘Mirrored’. The pop track is bursting with energy and character. It makes you want to get up, put on your dancing shoes and bust a move! Frankie Maston doesn’t want anyone to “mess up his groove” when he’s “coming out fresh and clean”. The lyricism in this song is very catchy and creative in order to capture these sentiments as accurately as possible. 

‘Nimepatwa’ is Swahili for ‘I have been captured’, which is coincidentally the effect that Frankie Maston has on the listeners from the moment this track begins. Bongo Fleva elements are very heavy in this song. The large use of swahili lyrics and bongo fleva style writing pushes this to great heights. Definitely a favorite on this project. 

Track number 6 ‘Murder’ featuring Bryan The Mensah is a very interesting love song that speaks of just how murderous love can be. Bryan does an excellent job of responding to Frankie’s request in his verse which makes it feel like a great back and forth form of storytelling. A lost art in Tanzanian music that Frankie Maston revives in ‘Murder’.

‘Najua’ featuring Kingson is unmistakably Bongo Fleva. From the production to the artists cadence and lyricism. This song is a breath of fresh air as it proves that Frankie Maston is not afraid of more conventional Tanzanian music styles. 

The last song on this EP ‘Who I Am’ is a declaration of self-love and self acceptance. Frankie Maston is proud of his truth and stands in it. A very fitting end to a beautiful project.

Girl Power: Songstress On The Rise

The Musical scene in Tanzania has gradually developed in the years. More and more talent is being discovered through the social media platforms such as Soundcloud, Audiomack and Spotify. These platforms have played a major role in the lives of various young female artists, who’ve come to shine and there’s no sign of letting go of the spotlight.

The Musical scene in Tanzania has gradually developed in the years. More and more talent is being discovered through the social media platforms such as Soundcloud, Audiomack and Spotify. These platforms have played a major role in the lives of various young female artists, who’ve come to shine and there’s no sign of letting go of the spotlight.

NAOMISIA

The 20 year old songstress came into the musical scene in 2016 during her first live performance at the alternative nights in Dar-Es-Salaam. Her music prior to that was largely played in soundcloud with hit songs such as “with you” and features from Bar Es Salaam among others. The growing fan base from soundcloud enabled her to grow as a well-known young artist in Dar-Es-Salaam.

‘The Resident cool girl’ continues to shine brighter with the accomplishment of her first single titled “Mishe” in 2018 which was received by the listeners all over Tanzania and outside with so much love.

The beautiful songstress continues to capture our hearts and ears with the news of her new upcoming projects such as the new single titled ‘kama kawa’ and her debuting EP coming out soon. Be sure to look out for Naomisia on all social media platforms to keep up with the uprising star

TURUNESH

The beautiful artiste started off from soundcloud with her self-titled EP IN 2016 which gave her a tremendous fan base online.

Her second self-titled album in 2017, pushed her over the skies. With heartwarming melodies such as ‘midnight’ to the tearful ‘weary’, Turunesh proved that she’s here to make beautiful soothing music.

Currently, she has released singles titled ‘Eti’, ‘Arewa’, ‘Malkia’ all paying homage to her Swahili love ballad skills. The year 2019, has

been a wonderful year so far for the local artist, with the welcoming of her new album ‘Coastal Cider’. Turunesh continues to shine and we are here for it.

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Naitwa Salma

Sista dada, the beautiful talented singer, songwriter and poet. Her majestic songs tell a story of intimate love of life, love of one another, peace and all the above . The words expressed in every song entail a deeper meaning leaving the listener with the need to hear more.

The sounds and rhythm that are a part of Naitwa Salma’s music, can be described as earthly Erykah Badu tones. From her well known song titled “Pumzi”, one can feel such immense ease when listening to her. Sista dada is found on soundcloud under the name ‘naitwasalma’. Be sure to give her a listen if you love good music.

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