{"id":161174,"date":"2024-03-12T03:48:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T03:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/alikiba-marks-20-years-in-music-with-grand-launch-of-his-own-media-house\/"},"modified":"2024-03-12T03:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T03:48:56","slug":"alikiba-marks-20-years-in-music-with-grand-launch-of-his-own-media-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/alikiba-marks-20-years-in-music-with-grand-launch-of-his-own-media-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Alikiba Marks 20 Years in Music with Grand Launch of His Own Media House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308833\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"475\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kiba.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-308833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kiba.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"861\" height=\"475\"  \/>Bongo Flava sensation Ali Saleh Kiba, best known as Alikiba, marked two decades in the music industry by unveiling his latest venture, Crown Media, on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n<p>Esteemed guests graced the star-studded ceremony, including former President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Minister of Information Nape Moses Nnauye, and Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Albert Chalamila.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the glitz and glamour, Alikiba\u2019s radio station, Crown FM, secured the frequency 92.1, extending its reach to Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Zanzibar, and the Pwani regions.<\/p>\n<p>The media company also operates a TV station, Crown TV, and will additionally leverage the digital space and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his inspiration behind venturing into media, the \u2018Mahaba\u2019 hitmaker credited his success as an artiste to the media, emphasizing that it played a crucial role in shaping him into the star he is today.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMedia is a powerful tool; it played a significant role in shaping me into the Alikiba of today. I couldn\u2019t sleep without my small radio, a gift from my father. The challenges I faced led me to provide a solution through media, and that\u2019s what inspired me. 1986 was the beginning of my voice. It was the voice of dreams and ambitions,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the choice of the name \u2018Crown\u2019 for his media empire, Ali Kiba expalined: <em>\u201cCrown represents the value we aim to bring to everyone\u2014a royal experience in entertainment.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C4U435zCSNt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bongo Flava sensation Ali Saleh Kiba, best known as Alikiba, marked two decades in the music industry by unveiling his latest venture, Crown Media, on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency in Dar es Salaam. Esteemed guests graced the star-studded ceremony, including former President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Minister of Information Nape Moses Nnauye, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":161175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alikiba Marks 20 Years in Music with Grand Launch of His Own Media House - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/12\/alikiba-marks-20-years-in-music-with-grand-launch-of-his-own-media-house\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alikiba Marks 20 Years in Music with Grand Launch of His Own Media House - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bongo Flava sensation Ali Saleh Kiba, best known as Alikiba, marked two decades in the music industry by unveiling his latest venture, Crown Media, on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency in Dar es Salaam. 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