Diamond Platnumz and his signee hitmaker Rayvanny defied the ban notice from the Tanzanian music governing and regulatory body, Basata(Baraza La Sanaa La Taifa) of performing their newly release hit record ‘Mwanza’ even after getting fined Tsh 9 million or Kes 403,197 which is the equivalent of USD 3,910.
The Tanzanian music body banned the record ‘Mwanza’ from getting played on nightclubs, concerts, radio and TV on the land but Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny went on ahead to perform the hit record during their Wasafi festival at Mwanza this past Saturday, December 15th.
This move has caused the regulatory body in Tanzania, Basata to make an example of Diamond Platnumz real name Naseeb AbdulJuma and Rayvanny real name Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa by banning them from performing any show and/or concert not only in their home country, Tanzania but also outside the country effective from Wednesday 19th 2018.
Basata iterated that they don’t have a specific date of when they will lift the ban if they will at all, so it’s definitely not a good situation for Diamond Platnumz and his team who were scheduled to perform in Mombasa and Nairobi on December 26th and 31st respectively on the Wasafi festival.
“Baraza La Sanaa la Taifa (Basata)limewafungia wasanii wa muziki wa kizazi kipya Nasib Abdul (Diamond Platnumz)na Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa (Rayvan) kutofanya onyesho lolote ndani na nje ya nchi kwa muda usiojulikana kuanzia leo tarehe 18/12/2018.
Itakumbukwa kuwa mnamo tarehe 12/11/2018 Basata ilitoa taarifa kwa umma kuhusu kufungia wimbo unaojulikana kwa jina la‘Mwanza’.
Baraza limefikia maamuzi ya kuwafungia rasmi kutokana na wasanii hawa kuendelea kuonyesha dharau na utovu wa nidhamu kwa Mamlaka zinazosimamia Masuala ya Sanaa nchini na uvunjifu wa maadili uliokithiri unaofanywa na waandaaji wa Tamasha la Wasafi 2018 chini ya uongozi wake Nasib Abdul(Diamond Platnumz).
Pamoja na maelezo hayo, Baraza linatoa taarifa kuwa kibali cha Tamasha la Wasafi 2018 kimesitishwa kutokana na ukiukwaji wa Sheria, kanunu na taratibu katika uendeshaji wa tamasha hilo hapa nchini” Basata’s statement read.
