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Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack (DIAMON PLATNUMZ)

Biography

Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, popularly known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz, is a Tanzanian bongo flava recording artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of WCB Wasafi Record Label, Wasafi Bet and Wasafi Media. Diamond has gained a massive following in East and Central Africa.[2] He became the first Africa-based artist to reach 900 million views on YouTube. He started his music career in 2006 at the age of 18 years old while selling clothes. He would record songs with the money he earned from the clothes’ business and eventually recorded his first single “Toka Mwanzo”, a Bongo flava song fused with R&B.[7] The song was not successful commercially. His breakthrough hit single “Kamwambie” was released in 2010.[7] The song won three Tanzania Music Awards.[8] He then released his debut studio album Kamwambie same year in 2010. Diamond is a Muslim by religion.[17] With his former partner, South African-based Ugandan businesswoman Zari Hassan,[18] he has two children.[19][20] He became a father for the third time with Tanzanian model Hamisa Mobetto.[21] As of 2019 Diamond was dating Kenyan model and musician Tanasha Donna, with whom he fathered one son, born in October 2019.[22] The two have since separated with Tanasha Donna flying back to her home country, Kenya

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The future african awards, Nzumari awards, MTV europe music awards, MTV african music awards,Tanzania music awards, AFRIMA

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