{"id":16838,"date":"2018-11-14T12:20:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T09:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ug\/?p=16838"},"modified":"2018-11-14T12:20:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T09:20:17","slug":"diamond-platnumz-comes-out-to-defend-his-music-against-being-banned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/diamond-platnumz-comes-out-to-defend-his-music-against-being-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Platnumz comes out to defend his music against being banned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we reported earlier, Tanzanian Government banned his song Mwanza.<\/p>\n<p>BASATA is the National Arts Council founded in 1984 by government legislation to serve as a regulator, facilitator, and promoter of\u00a0<em>Tanzanian<\/em>\u00a0arts, music and theatre arts.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond\u2019s new song was banned from playing on all radio and television stations citing that it evokes \u2018sexual thrills\u2019 embedded in its lyrics and visual content.<\/p>\n<p>He argues that this song promotes the beauty of Mwanza Port and tourism that attracts tourism. 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