If you want to remain relevant as a musician you'd better have at least one evergreen song

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Fastofoo, today isn’t my birthday. Nimeona HART the band wametoa birthday song ikanikumbusha I’ve wanted to post this thread for a while. Harmonize wa TZ hit the jackpot 5 years ago with his happy birthday song. Huwezi maliza wiki bila kuskia hii ngoma ikiblastiwa kwa birthday party.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9O_SFcH4Kk

Other Wasafi artists have tried to replicate that success to mixed results. Leo ndio nimejua yule governor mumama wa Mayakos huwa kwa hii video :D:D:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyfS60NKWNI

Wakenya pia hawajaachwa nyuma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s331bxKlTqQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTh2rsVuDWs

Wakamba kama kawa hawabahatishi. This one by Alex Kasau KATOMBI, @PHARMACY’s more successful tribesmate, SLAPS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ynYSLMG70

On the international scene, this is my favourite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuM7hObGjWI

Stevie Wonder still receives royalties from this song decades after singing it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwscb3QIVSg

So if you’re a msanii, jaribu yako yote and compose an evergreen song before you fade into oblivion. It could provide steady income during retirement. Other than birthdays, you can target holidays such as Christmas, Easter, Valentines Day, or some patriotic event like Eric Wainaina did with Daima Mkenya. Mushienzi, which is your favourite evergreen song?

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Hapa nayo Mariah Carey struck pure gold mine. As long as Christmas exists, she gon always eat.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bzj3_GUWXY

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The “Tuendelee” song by Klepto has also refused to die. That Katombi is playing a very complicated style. A true master. I think he can Rhumba beats with ease

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HNl8YAnp0Q

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How about this one? None of that mainstream shit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K88Foo4ghfM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qm8PH4xAss

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The biggest birthday anthem ever.

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It’s your wedding day by the late Brenda Fassie

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Natambua stevie wonder tu

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Hii classic ya ile white rapper.

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Hii ya mashimo may be a timeless classic in that niche:

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And our village band, now on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c0BRSh5sBA

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Good thread @captain obvious

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Kungulu kwangala tundlu by @PHARMACY

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:D:D:D I don’t even know the artist , I am busy farming , doing business and occult activities to care about silly bubbling .cc to @Freyja

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Fly me to the moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQR0bXO_yI8

Some of its beautiful covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icAH8y_FEPc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev_-gOW-gMo

This rapper from south London known as Dave infused the song in one of his tracks as he raps which was a perfectly executed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe6OJvzzClM

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Sina Makosa by Les Wanyika is Africa’s most evergreen song. Followed closely by Franco’s Mario