associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date genre image article_title birth_name
s.o.g. , east coast army , mwanafa 1996-present mtwara , tanzania a.y. solo_singer 05 july 1981 bongo flava , hip-hop a.y. -lrb- musician -rrb- . jpg a.y. -lrb- musician -rrb-
 ambwene allen yessayah
a.y. -lrb- musician -rrb-

ambwene allen yessayah , better known by his stage name as a.y. , is a tanzanian bongo flava artist .
he was born on july 5 , 1981 in mtwara , southern part of tanzania .
he began his career with the group s.o.g. in 1996 .
he decided to go solo in 2002 .
ay is among the first bongo flava artists to commercialize hip hop .
he was member of the musical group known as east coast army , but now he 's no longer part of the group .
he is still releasing songs and albums collaborating most with an ex-coast artist mwanafa .
