DAR ES SALAAM, March 20 -- IT is Eid celebration across Tanzanian regions today, March 20, 2026, but there is no special song composed for this occasion this year.

However, Celebration by Kool & the Gang was a number one pick in the Eid El Fitr music menu and all other festive events.

Its hard to overstate Kool& the Gangs influence on African music through Celebration, as well as the artists that have been influenced by the bands music ever since.

Noticeable or unnoticeable, there is Kool& the Gang influence in Zuchus majority hits since the bands eponymous hit Celebration” is in the A Mixolydian mode in common time and moves at a tempo of 123 beats per minute while the groups vocals span from A3 to E5.

“Celebration”...