Remi & The Cocodo Band

Remi (born Remigius Sostenes born in November 1990) is a Tanzanian singer and songwriter from Tanzania.

Remi began music in 2004 and later founded and registered the Cocodo African Music Band under Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA) in 2010. Cocodo plays a blend of Afrobeat fusion and jazz as well as Tanzanian rhythms in the traditional Gonga style.

The band plays music with messages that resonate with the everyday lives of their fans such as malaria, HIV, corruption, justice, climate change and autism. They have performed in across Tanzania and East Africa and at festivals such as the Doadoa festival in Uganda, Zanzibar International Film Festival, Sauti za Busara Music festival and Karibu music festival. Additionally, the band hosted a music project with the Tanzania House of Talents (THT) from 2012 to 2014 and also worked with international organisations like World Health Organization, the Norwegian Church Aid, Foundation for Civil Society (FCS), CEFA and UN Agencies in Tanzania.

The band has released two albums Massawe and Safari featuring Aurelie from France.