Zari’s former boyfriend and Tanzanian music darling Diamond Platnumz has spoken out on the recent ban of his songs by the Tanzania Communication Authority (TCRA), describing it as harsh.
TCRA last month published a list of 13 songs that were blacklisted for airplay on any media station in the country. They included two of Diamond’s recent hits with international mega stars – ‘Waka Waka’ featuring American rapper Rick Ross and ‘Hallelujah’ featuring the legendary reggae family Morgan Heritage.
While in Kenya for the launch of his album, ‘A Boy From Tandale’, Diamond criticized the Tanzanian government for not only punishing artistes but for failing to follow the law in enforcing the ban.
“It’s too harsh a punishment to artistes and doesn’t empower us,” Diamond said.
“What they should have done is to set time for such songs to show on TV at a particular time with a specific age limit of viewing. But if they keeping banning, this law won’t help us in developing our entertainment industry”, he added
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Credit: nairobiwire.com
