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Exclusive: Nandy reveals how she ruled Africa in 2020 despite the pandemic
“We had big plans, touring outside the continent and all that, but the pandemic happened and we had to cancel everything,” Faustina Charles alias Nandy, the Tanzanian pop star who has arguably been the most successful female singer in the region this year says as we kick of the interview.
The year brought mixed fortunes. At some point she had a constant clash with the Tanzanian government over what was being viewed as lewd content coming from her recordings. But as days progressed, she made up with law enforcers and became part of the team of artistes who supported President John Magufuli. And Kenyans loved her the more, missing her energetic stage performances here, a place she had already established as home in the past three years her music made her a household name across Africa.