Melody Mbassa

BIO

MELODY MBASSA - TOTO SCALA

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  FOUNDER OF MIZIKALE™ Melody Felician Mbassa, known as Melody Mbassa ( Toto Scala )  , is a Tanzanian singer, songwriter, Afroric Rhythm guitarist, and TMA22 Double Award Winner. He is the founder and pioneer of MIZIKALE™, a new Tanzanian music genre and language.

• MIZIKALE™
• OFFICIAL INTRODUCTION MIZIKALE™
• is a genre and musical language designed to connect the roots of Tanzanian music — classic Dansi music, traditional music, acoustic guitar, and contemporary creativity — to create a distinctly Tanzanian sound that can be heard and understood around the world. It is built on a simple belief: our culture should not remain only in history. It can be given a new life through the music of this generation. 🇹🇿
• WHAT MIZIKALE™ STANDS FOR MIZIKALE™ draws its strength from five pillars:
• 1. Tanzanian Dansi Music - Groove, guitar, melody, bass, and the feeling of Dansi.
• 2. Traditional Music - Ngoma, rhythms, call-and-response, melodies, and community storytelling.
• 3. Acoustic Guitar - The heart and fingerprint of MIZIKALE™.
• 4. The Human Voice - Storytelling, emotion, and message.
• 5. Modern Production - World-class recording, mixing, and mastering.
• 🎸 THE DNA OF MIZIKALE™ ROOTS + DANSI + ACOUSTIC GUITAR + AFRICAN GROOVE + SOUL + MODERN SOUND
• This is the MIZIKALE™ FOUND FORMULA. The core guitar techniques are Finger Picking, Muted Touch, and 5 Melody Voices.

• 🥁 MIZIKALE™ RHYTHM CODE
• MIZIKALE™ is building its own rhythmic system - the MIZIKALE™ Rhythm Code™ - based on traditional and Dansi rhythms, where the acoustic guitar and percussion converse in a call-and-response pattern. In MIZIKALE™, the guitar is not just accompaniment.
• Guitar can be rhythm.
• Guitar can be melody.
• Guitar can be percussion.
• Guitar can answer the voice. This is the foundation of the MIZIKALE™ Guitar Language.

THE VISION OF MIZIKALE™

• To take a sound rooted in Tanzania and bring it to the ears of the world without losing its identity. We do not say: "Tanzania should follow world music." We say: "Tanzania should put its own sound into world music."

• ABOUT MELODY MBASSA
• Melody Mbassa started music at the age of 10 in Toto Party and has been active since. He is known for hit songs like TOTO PARTY, NIKUKOLEZE , BYE, PAPA FOLOLO , HUA WANGU,  NYOKA, HELLENA,  UPEPO, BEBE EXTRA 20, USINIAMBIE  and LE PATRON. In 2022, he won Double Winner at Tanzania Music Awards (TMA22). Best Male Dansi Singer Of The Year And Best Dansi Songwriter Of The Year
• His official acoustic guitarist for MIZIKALE™ is George Barnabas Choka (born 1974), a professional Mwalimu wa Sauti and acoustic guitarist active since 1995, founder of Chuchu Sound, Bambino Sound, and Sanaa Band.
• DISCOGRAPHY:
• TOTO PARTY , NIKUKOLEZE
• NYOKA, HELLENA, UPEPO, BEBE EXTRA 20, LE PATRON,  USINIAMBIE (2025) Etc
• AWARDS: TMA22 Double Winner
• GENRE: MIZIKALE™, Dansi Music, Acoustic
• ORIGIN: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania FOUNDED: 2025
• LINK: linktr.ee/Melodymbassa