Bongo star Diamond Platnumz has cancelled his performance at the Wasafi Festival. 

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This follows a request from Tanzania's minister of Information, Sports, Arts and Culture Dr Harrison Mwakyembe. 

The Wasafi Festival which had been scheduled for September 21st in Iringa had clashed with the Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki Utamaduni Festival (JAMAFEST) event. 

Dr Mwakyembe had asked Diamond to display patriotism by cancelling the performance.

Diamond in a post on Instagram, Thursday, cited that he cancelled the performance at Wasafi Festival for the love of his country. 

He also confirmed that he will attend the JAMAFEST event.

"For the love of my country and great respect to my minister Harrison Mwakyembe, the ministry arts and culture, on Sunday the date of 22 /09/2019 I will be at the National Stadium for the event of arts and culture. (Kwa Upendo wa Nchi nyangu na Heshima kubwa ya Waziri wangu @harrisonmwakyembe, Wizara na Baraza la sanaa na utamaduni Jumapili hii ya Tareh 22 /09/2019 nitakuwepo UWANJA WA TAIFA katika tamasha la Sanaa na Tamaduni)," Diamond wrote on Instagram.

He further apologized to his fans who had planned to watch him perform live in Iringa.

"My brother and sisters from Iringa, I am sorry we won't have an after party as scheduled to happen on Sunday. (Ndugu zangu wa IRINGA, poleni, hatutokuwa na After Party tena ilotakiwa ifanyike siku ya jumapili)," he said in the post.