Aslay
Aslay | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Aslay Isihaka Nassoro |
| Also known as | Aslay Dogo Aslay Dingi mtoto |
| Born | May 6, 1995 |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
Aslay Isihaka Nassoro (born May 6, 1995) known by his stage names Aslay,[1] Dogo Aslay[2][3][4] and Dingi mtoto is singer from Tanzania and a former lead vocalist for a music band, Yamoto.
Career[edit]
He debuted his professional music career in 2011 after his song 'Naenda kusema'[5] under 'Mkubwa na wanae'[6] music label and management became a hitsong in East Africa.
In 2013, Aslay with three of his colleagues who were under one management, Mbosso,[7] Beka Flavour and Enock Bella were partnered to form a band called Yamoto band[8] that lasted for five years until the band disbanded in 2017.[9][10][11] Both band members, including Aslay went on establishing solo careers.[12][13]
In November 2022 Sony music[14] disclosed that Aslay[15][16][17] has joined the Sony East Africa and Sony Africa family. Earlier this year, right after Abigail Chams and Alikiba[18][19] who were previously signed.[20]
Death allegations[edit]
On August 12, 2020,[21] a YouTube video uploaded on Facebook showing a series of photos of crowds of people at a burial ceremony with a heading (translated from Swahili) "Aslay’s burial....thousands attend" accompanied with a voiceover in Kiswahili reports that the burial is of Tanzanian musician Aslay who died on August 3, 2020, in a car accident.[22] The narrator says the burial was attended by thousands, including Aslay's producers and fellow artists from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's major city, a claim he had to take social media to put an end to it.[23][24][25][26]
References[edit]
- ^ "Aslay Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Pulse. "Is Dogo Aslay joining Diamond after splitting from Yamoto Band?". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Bongo star Dogo Aslay loses mum". The Star. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "KIJIWENI LIVE: Kumbe Dogo Aslay ana busara kuliko Stamina". Mwananchi. November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ ""Hii ndio nyimbo yangu ninayoiheshimu"- Aslay | East Africa Television". eatv.tv. July 26, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Bugi, Rashid. "Sababu ya Aslay kuhama nyumba ya mkubwa na wanawe | Ishi Kistaa". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Katethya, Pauline (January 25, 2020). "Singer Aslay opens up on his beef with WCB singer Mbosso". Pulselive Kenya. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Yamoto Band Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Yamoto Band faces split after Dogo Aslay goes solo". The Star. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Aslay reveals reason behind 'Yamoto Band' split". None. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Mwangesha, Mkala. "Yamoto band splits up! Here are the issues behind the cold break-up". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Wangare, Jackline (September 2, 2022). "Yamoto band members: interesting details about the musicians". Tuko.co.ke – Kenya news. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ October 22, Reply lugazo; Pm, 2018 at 1:52 (January 29, 2018). "Who Are The Members Of Yamoto Band? – Viral Rang". Retrieved December 23, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ GROUP, NTV KENYA-NATION MEDIA. "NTV Kenya: Sony Music Entertainment signs Tanzania's Aslay". NTV Kenya. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Tanzanian artiste Aslay seals Sony Music Entertainment label deal". Nairobi News. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Bongo star Aslay inks global deal with Sony Music". Citizen Digital. November 19, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Sony Music yamrudisha Aslay mjini". Mwanaspoti. November 19, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Aslay ajiunga rasmi na Sony Music Afrika, atoa kauli hii – Bongo5.com". bongo5.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Sony Music wamuibua Aslay mafichoni". TanzaniaWeb (in Swahili). November 19, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Asley signs for Sony Music Africa". The Citizen. November 19, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "Singer Aslay shuts down claims he's dead". cdn.scoopernews.com. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "'I am not dead,' Aslay angry at social media news". Mpasho. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Muli, Davis. "Singer Aslay furious, slams outlet behind death hoax". Standard Entertainment. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Mwarua, Douglas (August 28, 2020). "Singer Aslay shuts down claims he's dead". Tuko.co.ke – Kenya news. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ ""I am not dead" Aslay cries as bloggers kill him online". GhettoRadio 89.5 FM. August 27, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Kahaso, Wendy (March 18, 2019). "Aslay refutes claims of being a dead beat father". Daily Active. Retrieved December 23, 2022.