Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
AbigailChamungwana
- Singer
- Multi-instrumentalist
- Sony Music Africa
- UNICEF Youth Advocate
A talented songstress and classically trained multi-instrumentalist. At 18, one of the youngest East African artists ever signed to a major label — Sony Music Africa.
On the world stage
The first Tanzanian to perform at Dubai Expo 2020. A guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show. A performer at the NBA Africa Halftime Show — and posted by Naomi Campbell and by Beyoncé herself.
Her music pairs lively pop melodies with soulful Afro-R&B arrangements that show off an impressive vocal range, and she sings in three languages: English, Swahili and French.
She has also graced the Times Square billboard in New York — the second Tanzanian to become a Spotify EQUAL Africa ambassador.
The EP
“5”
Six tracks, named for the five most important things in her life: God (five for God’s grace), family (a family of five), music (she plays five instruments), her journey (she began learning music at five) and excellence (five stars).
#1 album in Tanzania
and #3 in Africa on release — topping the Top 100 Africa and Top 100 Nigeria charts.
“Nani?”
The first single, a Bongo Flava–Amapiano fusion: #1 in Tanzania within 24 hours, and there for six weeks.
The Dotty Show
Among the first East African artists featured on the show, where the track was officially released.
Her passions
It’s okay not to be okay.
In 2019 she founded The Talk, a youth program that raises awareness of mental health and erases the stigma around it — a safe space for young people to discuss the challenges they face.
The Talk has since received government support and brought specialists and guests from across Africa to speak to Tanzanian youth. In 2020 Abigail was appointed UNICEF Youth Advocate in Tanzania for Mental Health and Gender Equality.
Meet the people behind the LVH story.