Ugandan superstar Bebe Cool has said that Diamond Platnumz is currently the number one artist in the whole of East Africa.
Bebe said this upon touching down at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as he continues with his Album tour across East Africa.
Bebe Cool’s trip to Bongo Land comes after a successful maiden tour in Nairobi, where the singer spent the better part of last week. From one media house to the next, Bebe Cool reminded Kenya that he’s still a force to reckon with, in the East African music space.
He also took time off to pay homage to both the city and people who nurtured him when he was starting out his music career in the late 1990s.
The Home- singer who was warmly welcomed by both local and international press, expressed delight in taking his music to Tanzania, a place he said plays a big role in elevating East African culture. Bebe Cool held a press conference at the Dar es Salaam, Serena Hotel.
At the conference, Bebe Cool said that after seeing how the world has opened its doors to Africa, it was time for East Africa, as a region, to work together and get a substantial piece of that pie.
“East Africa should do whatever it takes to push at least 30 artists to the world, who knows at least ten will make it and that will create a ripple effect,” he said.
He says the album’s title is about freedom; the freedom to do things many people thought were past you, to try out new journeys, but above all, artistic freedom to create without limitations.
The 16-track album is a cocktail of genres, embracing what Africa is dancing to at the moment, Afrobeats, while giving salute to emerging sounds such as Afrotech, Afropop, and Afro-house.
Bebe Cool emphasized that Break the Chains is both a return to form and a bold step forward rooted in authenticity, sonic innovation, and African pride.
He also teased upcoming stops in Uganda and Rwanda, giving fans and media more opportunities to engage with the music and message of Break the Chains.
He started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but later moved back to Uganda. Cool was one of the first artists affiliated with Ogopa Deejays, a production house and record label in Kenya.
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