DAR ES SALAAM, March 13 -- A YOUTHFUL bodaboda rider had switched on Asumani, playing in high volume as he sped towards the Magufuli Bus Terminal on March 4, 2026, the day the Tanzanian government officially announced the global recognition of Kiswahili Language and the designation of Singeli music as part of the UNESCO World Heritage.

The government claimed the global conquest of both the language and its music is among the significant achievements the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Sports has recorded for the 2025/26 financial year.

The Ministrys Permanent Secretary Methusela Ntonda said the recognition of Kiswahili Language as one of UNESCOs official languages in November 2025, youth music genre, Singeli are among the items that marv...