This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
On November 14, 2019, Tanzania's music regulator, Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (Basata), imposed a six-month ban on rapper Rosa Ree for her involvement in a lewd song video with Kenyan singer Timmy Tdat.
The ban, which was announced after a review of the video for 'Vitamin U', prohibits Rosa Ree from performing in Tanzania and abroad, as well as releasing new music during the six-month period.
According to Mwananchi Newspaper, Basata's decision was made after Rosa Ree was summoned to explain herself over the video, which was flagged for its obscene content and subsequently removed from YouTube.
"We summoned Rosa Ree and granted her a hearing. The board found her with two mistakes other than sharing explicit content online. One, she never brought the project to Basata for review and two she did not enter into a contract with the international artiste she collaborated with as per the law," said Onesmo Kayanda, acting CEO of Basata.
