EDiamond Platnumz is the most popular artist in east Africa currently and his music has reached the whole of Africa and beyond. Here we bring you his latest music, both audio and videos and how they performed.
Kainama – Harmonize ft Burna Boy, Diamond Platnumz
Kainama is convergence of the East and West. From East Africa Diamond Platnumz and Harmonize and from West Africa, Burna Boy. The three formed a perfect collaboration.
Kainama has bee very well received both in East and West Africa as well as south and central.
Tetema – Rayvanny Ft Diamond Platnumz
Tetema has been a phenomenon! Diamond Platnumz teams up with fellow Tanzanian star Rayvann on again. Tetema became viral right from the day it was released. By the time the video was released, the Tetema dance challenge had become so popular.
Within a week of the release of the video, it reached 2 million views on YouTube. In less than two months, Tetema reached 12 million views and topped chats across East Africa and doing good in West Africa.
The carefully shot dance inspired video also helped the song become more popular. More and more people in Ugandan, Kenya and Rwanda are doing the Tetema dance challenge.
Mwanza – Rayvanny Ft Diamond Platnumz
Mwanza was a controversial song from day one. Tanzanian authorities had even banned the Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny from performing it in the country. However, this did not stop the song from becoming a hit underground and on people’s mobile phones. This might be reason why the Tanzanian government lifted the ban on the two Bongo artists and allowed them to do music.
More and more people kept demanding the song during its ban and this made it viral in its own way. Ugandan music lovers had offered Diamond asylum in Uganda in case things got worse with the TZ government.
Jibebe – Diamond Platnumz & Mbosso & Lavalava
Jibebe was more of an in house project among members of WCB Wasafi. It features Diamond Platnumz, Mbosso and Lavalava. It was a darling in Tanzania since its released and it enjoyed local airplay ever since. Jibebe passed the 13 million views marker in mid March 2019.
Iyena – Diamond Platnumz Ft. Rayvanny
Iyena was released in mid May 2018. It broke the record of over a million views in less than 24 hour on YouTube. People loved Iyena and its promotion on social media was massive. Tens of thousands of shares every day made the song viral.
The song partly shows intimate moments of Diamond and Zari, a lovely couple. This is one of the many factors people loved the song so much. Even when Zari and Diamond broke up, the song continued to climb the chats and shutter records. As of April 2014, Iyena has reached 15 million views on YouTube.
Lets just say Diamond Platnumz and Rayvanny make a great combination. Every song the do together becomes an instant hit.
Kwangwaru – Harmonize Ft Diamond Platnumz
Kwangaru has topped chats and stayed their for months in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and its home in Tanzania. Because of its urban Afro-Dancehall beats, Kwangwaru has managed to escape the usual Bongo limitations. It was warmly accepted in central south and west Africa as well. Eleven months down the road, the songs boasts a staggering 42 million views on YouTube. There is no competition from any other song released around the same time in east Africa. Apart from YouTube vies, Kwangaru is a darling on radio stations and night clubs.