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Coast-based artistes have united to assist the legendary Mzee Ngala, clear medical bills following the death of his wife, Margaret Ngala.

The artists are set to host an event dubbed Ngala Gala on November 5, at the Mbaraki Sports Club.

The event will be attended by various artists from the region including Nyota Ndogo, Juma Tutu, Rojo Mo, Abbih Nguma, rappers Nafsi Huru and Ohms Law.

Mzee Ngala is celebrated for being the founder of Bango music.

This genre of music is not only popular in the Coast region, but also in the entire East Africa region.

It fuses Arabic influenced Taarab music, Portuguese music genres, jazz and other genres of music from the local Bantu languages.