Tanzania, July 24 -- It has been three years since the Recording Academy introduced the Best African Music Performance category at the Grammy Awards, creating what many believed would be a historic opportunity for African genres including Tanzania's Bongo Flava, to compete on music's biggest stage.

Yet despite growing international recognition for Tanzanian music, no Bongo Flava artiste has secured a Grammy nomination in the category since its launch in 2023.

Instead, the nominations have largely been dominated by artists from Nigeria and South Africa, raising questions about what Bongo Flava needs to do to break through at the world's most prestigious music awards.

A category created for Africa

In June 2023, the Recording Academy ann...