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'''Wasafi Classic Baby''' ('''WCB''')<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2016 |title=Tanzania: Wasafi Classic Donates to Support Quality Education |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201606080702.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 March 2018 |work=Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-08-05 |title=VIDEO: Vigezo vya kujiunga na record label ya WCB ya Diamond Platnumz – Millardayo.com |url=http://millardayo.com/vgez013/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230422223442/https://millardayo.com/vgez013/ |archive-date=2023-04-22 |access-date=24 March 2018 |work=Millard AYO |language=sw-KE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mosongo |first=Josephine |date=2017-11-11 |title=SHOWBUZZ: Diamond Platnumz' brother reveals WCB label weakness |url=https://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/buzz/Diamond-brother-reveals-WCB-label-weakness/441236-4182526-mu72mwz/index.html |access-date=24 March 2018 |work=Daily Nation (Kenya Edition) |language=en-UK}}</ref> is a Tanzania-based record label founded by musician [[Diamond Platnumz]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ndila |first=Janet |date=2017-06-08 |title=Why diamond Platinumz only signs musicians from poor background |url=http://www.pulselive.co.ke/entertainment/wcb-label-why-diamond-platinumz-only-signs-musicians-from-poor-background-id6801964.html |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=Pulselive Kenya |language=en-US}}</ref> WCB's commercial roster includes [[Diamond Platnumz]], [[Mbosso]], [[Zuchu]], [[Lava Lava (singer)|Lava Lava]], [[Queen Darleen]], and '''''D Voice.''''' The label is headquartered at Mbezi Beach, [[Dar es Salaam|Dar Es Salaam]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilado |first=Lucy |date=2018-02-21 |title=Wasafi Classic Baby |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/wasafi-classic-baby |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Music In Africa |language=en}}</ref>  Rj the Dj who is also [[Diamond Platnumz|Diamond Platnumz's]] official [[Disc jockey|DJ]], while the official producer of the label is Lizer Classic.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-02 |title=Lizer, the man behind WCB chat topping hits |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/magazines/lizer-the-man-behind-wcb-chat-topping-hits-2664110 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gesare |first=Tracy |date=2019-03-22 |title=Meet Lizer Classic, the magical hands behind Wasafi Records hits |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/amp/news/article/2001317720/meet-lizer-classic-the-magical-hands-behind-wasafi-records-hits |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=The Standard (Kenya)}}</ref> In 2017, the WCB Wasafi artists released a joint project titled Zilipendwa,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platnumz |first=Diamond |date=2017 |title=Zilipendwa |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/3RMzzi2R7fFTIcaE8ohZg9 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> and in 2020, they released their second single titled Quarantine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Platnumz |first=Diamond |date=2020 |title=Quarantine |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4PVZKfGKf5mrIDG30J6XBL |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> In 2021, WCB Wasafi signed a publishing and distribution deal with Ziiki and [[Warner Music Group]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=Warner Music seals partnership with Diamond Platnumz and his WCB-Wasafi label |url=https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/warner-music-seals-partnership-with-diamond-platnumz-and-his-wcb-wasafi-label/083288 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.musicweek.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-05-18 |title=Warner Music Announces Partnership with Diamond Platnumz and WCB-Wasafi |url=https://www.wmg.com/news/warner-music-announces-partnership-diamond-platnumz-and-wcb-wasafi-35466 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Warner Music Group |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Muli |first=Francis |date=2021-05-18 |title=Diamond Platnumz and His WCB-Wasafi Label Sign Deal to Join Warner Music |url=https://kahawatungu.com/diamond-platnumz-and-his-wcb-wasafi-label-sign-deal-to-join-warner-music/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=KahawaTungu |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Infobox record label
| name        = WCB Wasafi
| founded     = 2015
| founder     = [[Diamond Platnumz]]
| status      = Active
| distributor = Ziiki Media [[Warner Music]]
| genre       = [[Bongo Flava]] [[Amapiano]] [[Afrobeats]] Singeli Baibuda
| country     = Tanzania
| location    = Mbezi Beach [[Dar Es Salaam]]
| website     = wcbwasafi.com
| slogan      = We Love Music
}}
== Artists ==
WCB Wasafi has signed six Tanzanian artists, some of whom have had commercial success in Africa. Achievements include nominations for [[BET Awards 2017|BET Awards]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=BET Awards 2017 {{!}} Best International Viewers' Choice |url=https://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2017/bet-international/nominees/international-viewers-choice-award.html |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011114329/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2017/bet-international/nominees/international-viewers-choice-award.html |archive-date=2017-10-11 |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=BET.com}}</ref> [[MTV Africa Music Awards]], [[Tanzania Music Awards|Tanzanian Music Awards]] and [[All Africa Music Awards|AFRIMMA]] Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://kiss100.co.ke/must-read-diamond-platnumzs-emotional-congratulatory-message-to-wasafi-singer-harmonize/|title=Must Read! Diamond Platnumz's Emotional Congratulatory Message To Wasafi Singer Harmonize|date=17 October 2016|work=Kiss FM|access-date=24 March 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=2 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702150702/https://kiss100.co.ke/must-read-diamond-platnumzs-emotional-congratulatory-message-to-wasafi-singer-harmonize/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ben |first=Benjamin |date=2023-04-30 |title=TMA decorates Kikwete as Zuchu grabs five awards - Daily News |url=https://dailynews.co.tz/tma-decorates-kikwete-as-zuchu-grabs-five-awards/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Daily News (Tanzania) |language=en-US}}</ref>
The label started in 2014 with the signing of [[Harmonize (musician)|Harmonize]] in 2015 who left the label in 2019 to start his label called Konde Music Worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-10 |title=Harmonize wants out of Diamond's WCB label as the cradle rocks |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/1840340-5245052-9ap2lr/index.html |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=The Citizen (Tanzania) |language=en}}</ref>
[[Rayvanny]] joined in 2016 and left in 2022 to pursue his career in his newly founded label, Next Level Music.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-07-14 |title=Rayvanny Finally Leaves Wasafi After Long Tussle, Diamond Congratulates Him |url=https://soundcity.tv/rayvanny-finally-leaves-wasafi-after-long-tussle-diamond-congratulates-him/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Soundcity |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wambua |first=Janet |date=2022-07-12 |title=Rayvanny officially announces exit from Diamond's WCB Wasafi label |url=https://www.citizen.digital/entertainment/rayvanny-officially-announces-exit-from-diamonds-wcb-wasafi-label-n301967 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Citizen Digital |language=en-KE}}</ref> This followed several statements in 2020 regarding Rayvanny starting his label and how - at the time - he planned to remain with Wasafi regardless of how many of his labels he created.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngina |first=Fay |date=2022-07-12 |title=Rayvanny officially leaves WCB Wasafi |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/news/article/2001450135/rayvanny-officially-leaves-wcb-wasafi |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=The Standard (Kenya) |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2020, [[Zuchu]] was signed as the new and the second female member of the label.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A. |first=Paul |date=2020-04-13 |title=Who was Zuchu before Joining Diamond's Wasafi? |url=https://mdundo.com/news/20189 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=mdundo.com |language=en}}</ref>
In mid-2023, [[Diamond Platnumz]] announced that he had signed a new artist to the label.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maganga |first=Charles |date=2 February 2023 |title=Diamond Platnumz Signs A New Artist To WCB Wasafi |url=https://notjustok.com/eastafrica/news/new-artist-wcb-wasafi/ |access-date=29 July 2023 |website=Notjustok East Africa |language=en-US}}</ref> On November 16, 2023, Diamond Platnumz named D Voice as the new member of the WCB Wasafi label in a ceremony at the Superdome Arena in Dar Es Salaam.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maganga |first=Charles |date=2023-11-17 |title=D Voice unveiled as the new WCB Wasafi signee {{!}} Notjustok |url=https://notjustok.com/eastafrica/news/d-voice-unveild-as-the-new-wcb-wasafi-artist/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Notjustok East Africa |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngigi |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-11-16 |title=Diamond Platnumz to unveil new signee for WCB record label |url=https://nairobinews.nation.africa/diamond-platnumz-to-unveil-new-signee-for-wcb-record-label/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Nairobi News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngigi |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-11-18 |title=Diamond Platnumz stresses respect for Wasafi rules amid D Voice entry |url=https://nairobinews.nation.africa/diamond-platnumz-stresses-respect-for-waafi-rules-amid-d-voice-entry/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Nairobi News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngigi |first=Elizabeth |date=2023-11-20 |title=Rayvanny on his success and the artiste who replaced him at Wasafi Records |url=https://nairobinews.nation.africa/rayvanny-reacts-after-wasafi-records-sign-new-artiste-to-replace-him/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Nairobi News |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+WCB Wasafi signed artists and managers
!Artist name
!Year signed
!Songs released
|-
|[[Harmonize (musician)|Harmonize]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 March 2017 |title=Hofu ya kupotezwa na WCB ilivyomtesa Harmonize {{!}} East Africa Television |url=https://www.eatv.tv/news/entertainment/hofu-ya-kupotezwa-na-wcb-ilivyomtesa-harmonize |access-date=24 March 2018 |website=East African Television Limited |language=sw-KE}}</ref>
|2015–2019
|Aiyola, Matatizo, Nishachoka, Bado, happy Birthday, Niambie, Shulala, Sina, Atarudi, Paranawe, Kainama (with Diamond Platnumz & [[Burna Boy]]),
|-
|[[Queen Darleen]]
|2016
|Touch, Ntakufilisi, Kijuso, Bachela
|-
|[[Rayvanny]]
|2016–2022
|Give You All, Sugu, Natafuta Kiki, Siri, Zezeta, Kwetu, Mbeleko, Chuma Ulete, Unaibiwa, Makulusa
|-
|[[Lava Lava (singer)|Lava Lava]]
|2017
|Tuachane, Kilio, Dede, Utatulia, Teja
|-
|[[Mbosso]]
|2017
|Nimekuzoea, Watakubali, Alele, Shida, Hodari, Tamu, Maajabu, Nadekezwa, Sonona, Ate, Amepotea, Sele
|-
|[[Zuchu]]
|2020
|Hakuna Kulala, Nisamehe, Kwaru, Wana, Raha, Ashua, Mauzauza, cheche, litawachoma, sukari, honey, nani
|-
|D Voice
|2023
|Umenifunza, Bam Bam, Nimezama, Mpeni taarifa, Zoba, Kijitu
|}
== References ==
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== External links ==
* WCB Wasafi [https://www.wcbwasafi.com/ homepage]
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