Femine Before Fame: Chidi Benz Reminisces On Days Ali Kiba Used To Hawk Mandazi
Chidi Benz declared that Ali Kiba is the top Bongo Flava artist in Tanzania. Photo: Ali Kiba/Chidi Benz/Instagram.
Legendary Tanzanian rapper Chidi Benz has come out to give Bongo Flava’s top musician Ali Kiba his flowers while he is still alive.
Chidi Benz took his time to celebrate Ali Kiba as the top Bongo Flava musician in Tanzania who is also as humble as he comes.
Speaking to Fredrick Bundala on his Simulizi Na Sauti show, Chidi disclosed that he first met Kiba many years ago when he was still hustling in the streets.
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The Naskia Harufu rapper revealed how Ali Kiba started from humble beginnings to become one of the world’s top musicians.
According to Chidi, Kiba started as a mandazi hawker in Ilala, Tanzania before the gods smiled on him and he became a big music star.
Chidi reminisced on the days when he would meet with Ali Kiba while hawking maandazi.
He revealed that Ali Kiba was humble then but still maintained his humility even after making it big in the music industry, becoming one of the richest Tanzanian musicians.
“You want to know Ali Kiba before fame or after fame. I knew Kiba way back when he used to hawk maandazi in Ilala. He had his special customers and would move from one point to the other with a bucket full of maandazi but look at him now.” Chidi said.
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The rapper insisted that Kiba never changed even after achieving massive success in the music industry as he has managed to maintain his respect and humility.
“Today, he is the most successful artist in Tanzania, if anything, he is the only artist who has done many international tours. He is the most travelled today and guess what, he is still as humble as I knew him many years ago.” He added.
According to Chidi Benz, Kiba is one of his closest friends who usually helps him out whenever he is stuck financially.
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