# Oest Mafia | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/oest-mafia
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/oest-mafia/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 10:33 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/oest-mafia
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/oest-mafia/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/oest-mafia/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Oest Mafia
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `oest-mafia`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 10:33 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-e600b9f90e072902
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2651
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 2
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Ta Tendo
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Oest Mafia formed in 2013 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with members Abdulaziz Hassan, Yusuf Mswanya, Haji Manara, and Hussein Machumu. They worked with a mix of traditional Tanzanian sounds and contemporary urban rhythms. Their 2017 single 'Ta Tendo' became their breakout track, sung in Swahili and English. The song's lyrics touched on hope and struggle, connecting with listeners across East Africa. They released albums like 'Mahasimu' in 2018 and...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Ta Tendo — https://lyroverse.com/oest-mafia/ta-tendo