Sanaipei Tande Lands New Role In East Africa’s Biggest Music Show

Legendary musician Sanaipei Tande has landed a new role in one of East Africa’s biggest music shows. Sanaipei made the announcement through her social media channels urging young people to show up at the auditions.

“Hello everyone, my name is Sanaipei Tande, and I am a musician from Nairobi, Kenya. I would like to tell Kenyan youth who are talented that Bongo Star Search Beyond Borders will be coming to Kenya in Nairobi, and I will be one of the judges,” said Sanaipei.

She went on to say that those selected will proceed to Dar es Salaam to meet and compete with fellow stars from other countries.

Sanaipei will judge at the Kenya National Theatre

The auditions will take place at the Kenya National Theatre on November 29, 2024, and November 30, 2024. Five outstanding contestants will proceed to the regional finals.

Other panellists who will join Sanaipei in judging include Rita Paulson, Master J, Salama Jabir, and renowned music producer S2KZY.

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The competition has launched its 15th season making a significant milestone by expanding to other countries outside Tanzania. Other countries that will participate in the competition include Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Winner to take home a grand prize

Speaking at the launch of the show in October 2024 the Director of Marketing and Content at StarTimes Media David Malisa said that the competition will take place in a boot camp set up and will be aired on various channels.

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“Each country will have five participants who will travel to Dar es Salaam to compete in a boot camp setting. BSS will be aired on ST Bongo in Tanzania, Makala TV in Uganda, and ST Swahili in Kenya, all on StarTimes,” said Malisa

The overall winner of the competition will walk away with a grand prize of USD 10,000.

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