One of the core producers of Sisso Studios in Dar es Salaam – collective responsible for popularising singeli, a frenetic strain of underground Tanzanian dance music which often exceeds 200 bpm.

Photo: Courtesy of the artist

An innovator of the singeli genre that's bubbled out of the ghettos of the Tanzanian capital, with sped-up rhythms constructed on second-hand Casio keyboards, Mitta's unique take on the genre also introduced the rising singeli MC, 14-year-old Dogo Janja. 

If Mitta’s singeli is more polished and cheerful than other members’ work in the community, it may be because – as heard on his debut album for Nyege Nyege Tapes, Tatizo Pesa – his beats have a slightly less frenetic character. Even so, its energy is irrepressible and irresistible.

  • PAM Club : Jay Mitta - Singeli by Pan African Music

  • PAM Club : Jay Mitta - Singeli by Pan African Music