Seghito

Seghito (born Annette Ngongi) is an Afro Jazz, soul, and blues vocalist from Tanzania.

Stage named Seghito (hehe for a girl), she started singing and performing live around 2008 at the famous Music school named Tanzanian House of Talent (THT). The band gets inspiration from famous African traditional and jazz artists like Fela Kuti and Miriam Makeba, and western modern jazz artists like Amy Winehouse to create tunes that are both versatile, entertaining and artistic.

Seghito who is the lead singer is also a fashion designer, is also the winner of the famous jazz artist award around 2012 (Jahazi Jazz festivals awards). What differentiates Seghito’s music style is her strong vocals shaped by live performing and vocal training and her energy on that stage, she fuses jazz, traditional and afro blues and reggae to a new level and the fact that she designs hers and her backlines costumes depending on the theme and symbolization of each performance she does. Seghito also organizes events around Tanzania and dreams of one-day making jazz a more mainstream genre.
Seghito released her second EP titled Swahili Vintage the 2nd 2023 where she sings about love, hope and inspiration for self love.
Been in the media and arts industry for 12 years, she noticed from early on the gender inequality, sexual exploitation and power mis allignment that women face in the industry due to lack of access, misogynistic views and lack of education, financial opportunities and social support for female artists.
Since 2014 she has worked to correct this imbalance by working create edutainment content for girls, partner up with organisations such as BBC, Alliance Francais, IRC, Ubongo Kids, Tai Tanzania and the French embassy for use in different media outlets to inspire and nurture girls, youth and the society at large.