Darassa

Darassa
Background information
Born	Shariff Thabit Ramadhan (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988
Genres	Hip hop Afro pop
Occupation	Singer • Rapper
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2014–present
Label	Classic Music Group (CMG) Management

Shariff Thabit Ramadhan (born 3 September 1988), better known by his stage name Darassa is a Tanzanian hip hop artist,¹ recognized for his 2016 hit song 'Muziki',²³ featuring Ben Pol.

Darassa began his music career in 2014 with the release of the song "Sikati Tamaa". He later took a break from the music scene before making a comeback in 2016 with the hit single Utanipenda, featuring Rich Mavoko. That same year, he released "Muziki", a collaboration with Ben Pol, which became a massive hit and received widespread airplay across East Africa.⁴

Following the success of "Muziki", Darassa took another hiatus from the industry.⁵ He returned once again in 2018, continuing to build his presence in the East African music scene.⁶

Album

• 2020: Slave becomes a King⁷⁸

Singles

• Proud of you ft Ali Kiba⁹
• I like it¹⁰ ft Sho Madjozi¹¹¹²
• Waiter ft Mr Burudani
• Umeniroga ft Kassim Mganga
• Nimetumwa Pesa
• Loyalty ft Nandy & Marioo¹³
• Size yao ft Dogo Janja
• Usiniletee shida ft Femi One
• Blessings ft Abbah & Mr. T Touch
• Hands Up ft Maua Sama
• Lock me down ft Jaiva
• My life ft Chibwa & Marisa
• Utanitoa roho
• Segedance ft Rich Mavoko
• Shemeji ft Barakah The Prince
• Hasso
• Nikiondoka
• Hater
• Nana ft G Boy
• Boss it ft Ben Pol

Other singles

• Leo ft Jux
• Muziki ft Ben Pol
• Kama Utanipenda ft Rich Mavoko
• Tumepoteza ft Maua Sama
• Achia njia
• Too much
• Chanda chema ft Marioo
• Tunaishi ft Ney wa Mitego
• Hoya Hayo ft Mr. Blue
• Inapepea ft Stamina
• Watch me ft Godzilla
• Shika ft Maua Sama¹⁴