Babu Tale

Honorable
Babu Tale
MP
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byOmary Tebweta Mgumba
ConstituencyMorogoro South
Personal details
Born
Hamisi Shaban Taletale

(1982-12-31) 31 December 1982 (age 42)
Dar Es Salaam
NationalityTanzanian
Political partyChama Cha Mapinduzi
OccupationTalent manager,politician

Hamisi Shaban Taletale, also known as Babu Tale (born 31 December 1982), is a Tanzanian talent manager and politician presently serving as the Chama Cha Mapinduzi's Member of Parliament for Morogoro South constituency since November 2020.[1][2] He is the co-founder of the WCB Wasafi music label.

Career

Tale represents artists including Diamond Platnumz,[3][4][5][6] Madee, Rayvanny, Mbosso, Rich Mavoko,[7] and Dogo Janja. Through Rayvanny, Tale was the first manager to bring BET Award[8] wins to Tanzania and the first in Africa to win MTV Europe Music Awards for both "Best African Act" and "Worldwide Act" through Diamond Platnumz's win in 2015.[citation needed]

In 2017 he controversially endorsed an independent candidate for Embakasi seat.[9]

In 2018 he was arrested and taken to Tanzania court of law for debts.[10][11][12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Mwana FA and Babu Tale cleared to vie for parliamentary seats".
  2. ^ "Meneja Babu Tale imebidi ayaseme haya kuhusu kauli ya Diamond kupitisha video MTV BASE – Millardayo.com". Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Why Diamond's Manager is Worried About Singer's Sudden Weight Loss". Nairobi Wire. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Diamond's manager Babu Tale reveals Zari did not allow Diamond's kids to talk to him". Mzurii. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  5. ^ Oduor, Martin (19 June 2018). "Babu Tale: Diamond was not paid a dime to perform with Davido". ghafla.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Uganda Online – Zari not moved by the Iyena video as Babu Tale woos her". ugandaonline.net. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. ^ Oduor, Martin (31 July 2018). "Babu Tale offers new insight into claims Rich Mavoko has dumped Wasafi Records". ghafla.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Babu Tale with Rayvanny's BET trophy". Biggest Kaka. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  9. ^ Oduor, Martin (3 July 2017). "Diamond's manager Babu Tale rebuked for endorsing an independent candidate for Embakasi seat – Ghafla!Kenya". ghafla.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Diamond's manager Babu Tale arrested over Sh11m debt – PHOTOS – Nairobi News". Nairobi News. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Diamond's manager Babu Tale reveals Zari did not allow Diamond's kids to talk to him". Mzurii. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Diamond's manager, Babu Tale, arrested over a 250 million debt". Kiss FM. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  13. ^ "KSh11 million copyright case lands Diamond's manager, Babu Tale, behind bars – Hot 96". Hot 96. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Diamond's manager to spend more time in remand". GhettoRadio 89.5 FM. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.