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I am Sh16 million in debt, Taarab singer Mzee Yusuf

Mzee Yusuf [Photo: Courtesy]

Mzee Yusuf, arguably the greatest taarab singer of his generation, has waded into controversy weeks into his comeback after a five-year hiatus. This is over claims that his return to the industry was due to rising debt and not a yearning for the stage as he had claimed. First to take aim was former Bongo Flava star Suma Lee of Hakunaga fame who, like Mzee Yusuf, quit secular music at the peak of his career in favour of Muslim devotions – Qaswidas. 

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