Aslay Explained

Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Aslay Isihaka Nassoro
Alias:Aslay
Dogo Aslay
Dingi mtoto
Birth Date:6 May 1995
Occupation:singer
Label:Sony Music
Years Active:2011–present

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

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aslay Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-12-23 . AllMusic . en.
  2. Web site: Pulse . Is Dogo Aslay joining Diamond after splitting from Yamoto Band? . 2022-12-23 . Standard Entertainment.
  3. Web site: Bongo star Dogo Aslay loses mum . 2022-12-23 . The Star . en-KE.
  4. Web site: November 8, 2020 . KIJIWENI LIVE: Kumbe Dogo Aslay ana busara kuliko Stamina . 2022-12-23 . Mwananchi . en.
  5. Web site: July 26, 2018 . "Hii ndio nyimbo yangu ninayoiheshimu"- Aslay East Africa Television . 2022-12-23 . eatv.tv . en.
  6. Web site: Bugi . Rashid . Sababu ya Aslay kuhama nyumba ya mkubwa na wanawe Ishi Kistaa . 2022-12-23 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Katethya . Pauline . January 25, 2020 . Singer Aslay opens up on his beef with WCB singer Mbosso . 2022-12-23 . Pulselive Kenya . en.
  8. Web site: Yamoto Band Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . 2022-12-23 . AllMusic . en.
  9. Web site: Yamoto Band faces split after Dogo Aslay goes solo . 2022-12-23 . The Star . en-KE.
  10. Web site: Aslay reveals reason behind 'Yamoto Band' split . 2022-12-23 . None . en.
  11. Web site: Mwangesha . Mkala . Yamoto band splits up! Here are the issues behind the cold break-up . 2022-12-23 . Standard Entertainment.
  12. Web site: Wangare . Jackline . September 2, 2022 . Yamoto band members: interesting details about the musicians . 2022-12-23 . Tuko.co.ke – Kenya news. . en.
  13. Web site: October 22 . Reply lugazo . Pm . 2018 at 1:52 . January 29, 2018 . Who Are The Members Of Yamoto Band? – Viral Rang . 2022-12-23 . en-US.
  14. Web site: GROUP . NTV KENYA-NATION MEDIA . NTV Kenya: Sony Music Entertainment signs Tanzania's Aslay. . 2022-12-23 . NTV Kenya . en-GB.
  15. Web site: November 21, 2022 . Tanzanian artiste Aslay seals Sony Music Entertainment label deal . 2022-12-23 . Nairobi News . en-US.
  16. Web site: November 19, 2022 . Bongo star Aslay inks global deal with Sony Music . 2022-12-23 . Citizen Digital . en-KE.
  17. Web site: November 19, 2022 . Sony Music yamrudisha Aslay mjini . 2022-12-23 . Mwanaspoti . en.
  18. Web site: Aslay ajiunga rasmi na Sony Music Afrika, atoa kauli hii – Bongo5.com . 2022-12-23 . bongo5.com.
  19. Web site: November 19, 2022 . Sony Music wamuibua Aslay mafichoni . 2022-12-23 . TanzaniaWeb . sw.
  20. Web site: November 19, 2022 . Asley signs for Sony Music Africa . 2022-12-23 . The Citizen . en.
  21. Web site: Singer Aslay shuts down claims he's dead . 2022-12-23 . cdn.scoopernews.com.
  22. Web site: 'I am not dead,' Aslay angry at social media news . 2022-12-23 . Mpasho . en-ZA.
  23. Web site: Muli . Davis . Singer Aslay furious, slams outlet behind death hoax . 2022-12-23 . Standard Entertainment.
  24. Web site: Mwarua . Douglas . August 28, 2020 . Singer Aslay shuts down claims he's dead . 2022-12-23 . Tuko.co.ke – Kenya news. . en.
  25. Web site: August 27, 2020 . "I am not dead" Aslay cries as bloggers kill him online . 2022-12-23 . GhettoRadio 89.5 FM . en-US.
  26. Web site: Kahaso . Wendy . March 18, 2019 . Aslay refutes claims of being a dead beat father . 2022-12-23 . Daily Active . en-US.