Tanzania fastest growing female artist Zuchu has come out to respond to claims by Tanasha Donna and her team that she has copied one of her songs.
According to Tanasha, Zuchu's new release featuring Diamond Platnumz Cheche is a copy of her song 'Ride' featuring Khaligraph Jones which is also on her Donna Tella EP.
Just hours after Cheche was released, Tanasha took to instagram putting up a cryptic post singing along her song Ride.
According to Tanasha, Zuchu used her lines which are a mix of Spanish, English and Kiswahili.
"Yo te quiero tanteee , for your love asante….? ?? One of my fav tracks on #DONNATELLAEP hands down! Back to when RIDE ft @khaligraph_jones was trending #1 on @audiomackafrica without an official release. Good music sells itself, never forced. Enyewe demand on this video imekuwa high... Sijui after #nawewe ni release hii? PLUS , My teddy bear @naseeb.junior has decided he gotta be a part of my video, jamani ???❤️? (Got this cute t shirt from @fnmbrand )"she posted on Instagram.
Jamal Gaddafi, one of Tanasha's managers also took issue with Zuchu's new song posting "Siku zote kitu ORIGINAL kina stand out kuliko COPY. Yo te quero tante, for your love Asante @khaligraph_jones ?@fnmbrand".
In an interview with Wasafi fm on Monday afternoon. Zuchu refuted claims that she copied the song.
"Idea ya kuimba kihispania ilikuja baada ya kuskiliza beat la wimbo wa Chehche, sikumuiga Tanasha (I did not copy Tanasha's idea, the idea of singing in Spanish only came after i listened to the beat " said Zuchu.
In the interview Zuchu also said she is tired of people accusing her to be in a relationship with Diamond Platnumz, Tanasha Donna's baby daddy.
"Ukaribu wangu na boss wangu Diamond Platnumz ni kwa ajili ya kazi, anantumia muda mwingi kunipromote. Hajawahi hata kunionyesha dalilil za kunitaka, he is like brother to me. Our relationship is strictly work related, He uses alot of his time in promoting and marketing me and my music, he has never showed any signs of being sexually attracted to me".
Meanwhile the Cheche video was yesterday deleted from youtube following following a copyright strike from one Tony Anthony.
