Bongo princess Zuchu follows in her mother's footsteps

Zuchu took advantage of her mother's presence in music and landed a deal with Wasafi (Photo: Courtesy)

Just as they say, an apple does not fall far from the tree, Tanzanian singing sensation Zuchu seems to have taken up after her mother.

The sultry singer who stormed the scene with melodious Sugar Sukari under Diamond Platnum’s Wasafi label borrows heavily from her mother Khadija Kopa, the queen of Tanzania’s taarab music.