One of Tanzania's most popular musicians, Remmy Ongala, has died at his home in Dar es Salaam. Born in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in 1947, he was known as "the Doctor" because he was ...

A tribute to the life and music of Ramadhan Mtoro Ongala Mugamba better known by his stage name Dr Remmy, will be held in Bagamoyo in August. The Remmy Ongala Festival will be held at the Old German ...

Tanzanian music star Remmy Ongala died in Dar Es Salaam at the age of 63 earlier this month on December 12. Ongala had been ill with various ailments including diabetes and kidney disease, and had ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This article concerns Dr. Remmy Ongala, a Congolese-Tanzanian musician, and the making of postcolonial cosmopolitan music in Dar es Salaam, ...

It was a turnout fit for a king that Ramadhani Mtoro Ongala wa-Mungamba, better-known as Dr Remy Ongala got at the Biafra grounds in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam on Thursday. The heat from the burning sun ...

Rhumba sensation Remmy Ongala, whose haunting Kifo smash-hit defined the late 1980s, took the final bow on Sunday after suffering kidney failure. Ongala, or Sura Mbaya (Ugly Face) as he was known, had ...

Born in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo in 1947, he was known as "the Doctor" because he was seen as a defender of the people. His songs often criticised Tanzania's elite and at the height ...