Nyege Nyege | Rehema Tajiri, Queen Asher Tajiri & Catu Diosis

From the ever sprawling and bustling Dar Es Salaam Singeli scene, comes unique Mother and Daughter duo Rehema Tajiri and Queen Asher.

Rehema Tajiri’s career spawns over 20 years, first through the Tanzanian-Congolese rumba scene, as a singer and a dancer and a first album Sumu Ya Ndoa released in 2002. In 2005 she moved towards Zouk with Ni Wako Tu before entering the Singeli scene at its height in 2017, effectively joining Sisso Studios. Invited by Nyege Nyege Festival for a Singeli block party in 2018, she made her first Boiler Room appearance at the festival in Uganda that same year, then playing throughout the region at Africa Nouveau in Nairobi, Sauti Za Busara in Zanzibar and One Love in Kigali.

Following the footsteps of her mom, Queen Asher became the first female singeli DJ, changing the game by learning from Sisso, Maiko, Jay Mitta, and others in the scene. Asher started out as a DJ but got involved in production by making beats for her mom, the two becoming a uniquely dangerous duo. They premiered live at Nyege Nyege in 2022 and at CTM in January 2023. The duo's energy and connection on stage have elevated singeli into a whole new dimension, combining Queen Asher’s youthful explosiveness with Rehema Tajiri’s experience and vocal power.

Catu Diosis is an experimental electronic dance music producer and Dj from Uganda whose taste in music blends with, bends and explores multiple genres.