On his third album, which featured a staggering 11 singles, Diamond Platnumz transported Tanzanian music across the world alongside a bevvy of stars. Aptly centering on his hometown, 2018's A Boy From Tandale was a sonic voyage that mimicked Platnumz's own rise. With charming Kiswahili lyricism and a nuanced take on street lingo, Diamond Platnumz embodied the polyrhythms of bongo flava, the melodies of Afrobeats, and the sensuality of R&B across these 18 tracks. The winner of a South African Music Award for Rest of Africa Artist after this release, Platnumz laced the album with a palpable pan-African impulse that saw fellow East Africans Vanessa Mdee and Rayvanny make contributions alongside Southern Africa's Jah Prayzah and Tiwa Savage of West Africa. What set the Laizer Classic-executive-produced A Boy From Tandale apart was this collision of cultures and genres. While Diamond Platnumz was most definitely championing bongo flava, he deftly traversed sonic worlds, tapping into the New Age classical of Miri Ben-Ari on “Baila,” reggae on the Morgan Heritage-featuring “Hallelujah,” hip-hop on the Rick Ross-assisted “Waka,” R&B on “Marry You” with Ne-Yo, and Afrobeats on “Number One [Remix]” alongside Davido.