Mamy Baby
{{Short description|Tanzanian radio presenter and media personality}}
{{notability|bio|date=December 2024}}
Mkuwe Isale (born November 12, 1989), professionally known as Mamy Baby, is a Tanzanian radio presenter and media personality.{{Cite web |date=2018-01-21 |title=Clouds FM Top 20: List ya midundo 20 ya wiki, leo January 21, 2018 - Millard Ayo |url=https://millardayo.com/8c1ls/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2017-04-02 |title=CloudsFM Top 20: Ngoma 20 kali zilizopangwa kwenye list leo April 2 - Millard Ayo |url=https://millardayo.com/twn20/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=BMT {{!}} DADA HOOD KUUNGA MKONO JUHUDI ZA RAIS SAMIA KUINUA MICHEZO YA WANAWAKE. |url=https://www.bmt.go.tz/news/dada-hood-kuunga-mkono-juhudi-za-rais-samia-kuinua-michezo-ya-wanawake |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.bmt.go.tz}}
{{Infobox presenter|name=Mamy Baby|birth_name=Mkuwe Isale|birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|11|12|df=y}}|birth_place=Tabora|show=Clouds FM Top 20|station=Clouds FM|country=Tanzania|spouse(s)=Dr. Hassan Abbas|children=1{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}}}
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Early life and education
Mkuwe Isale was born on November 12, 1989, in Tabora, Tanzania, into the Fundikira family of the Nyamwezi chiefdom.{{Cite web |title=Tribute To Chief Fundikira |url=https://venansioahabwe.com/news/tribute-to-chief-fundikira |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=venansioahabwe.com |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last=Rockel |first=Stephen J. |date=June 2019 |title=The Tutsi and the Nyamwezi: Cattle, Mobility, and the Transformation of Agro-Pastoralism in Nineteenth-Century Western Tanzania |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/history-in-africa/article/abs/tutsi-and-the-nyamwezi-cattle-mobility-and-the-transformation-of-agropastoralism-in-nineteenthcentury-western-tanzania/1AA1CAC7FAE61611D6706B3A5F04297F |journal=History in Africa |language=en |volume=46 |pages=231–261 |doi=10.1017/hia.2019.5 |issn=0361-5413|url-access=subscription }}
Mamy Baby went to Isike Primary School and later attended Kazima Secondary School. Driven by her passion for communication and storytelling, she pursued a higher education in journalism, earning an Advanced Diploma from the Royal College of Journalism.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 |title=MamyBaby |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/mamybaby |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=Music In Africa |language=en}}
Personal life
On December 30, 2022, Mamy Baby married Dr. Hassan Abbas, the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports in Tanzania.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Dkt. Hassan Abbas Afunga Ndoa na Mtangazaji wa Clouds Mamy Baby – Video |url=https://globalpublishers.co.tz/dkt-hassan-abbas-afunga-ndoa-na-mtangazaji-wa-clouds-mamy-baby-video/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Global Publishers |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-30 |title=Dk Abbas afunga ndoa na Mamy Baby wa Clouds - HabariLeo |url=https://habarileo.co.tz/dk-abbasi-afunga-ndoa-na-mamy-baby-wa-clouds/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Dk Hassan Abbas katibu mkuu Wizara ya Habari, Utamaduni, Sanaa na Michezo – Bongo5.com |url=https://bongo5.com/dk-hassan-abbas-katibu-mkuu-wizara-ya-habari-utamaduni-sanaa-na-michezo-04-2021/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=bongo5.com}} Dr. Hassan Abbas currently serves as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania.{{Cite web |title=Dkt. Abbas katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii – Bongo5.com |url=https://bongo5.com/dkt-abbas-katibu-mkuu-wizara-ya-maliasili-na-utalii-02-2023/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=bongo5.com}}{{Cite web |date=2023-02-26 |title=President Samia makes changes in cabinet and regional administration |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/president-samia-makes-changes-in-cabinet-and-regional-administration-4138402 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Habari {{!}} Wizara ya Ulinzi na Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa |url=https://www.modans.go.tz/news/780 |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.modans.go.tz}}
Career
In 2019, Mamy Baby worked at Mambo Jambo (MJ FM), where her career started. Her passion for radio led her to join Radio 5, where she worked from 2011 to 2013. In 2013, she joined East Africa Radio, where she co-hosted The Cruise show, alongside Sam Misago and DJ Sinyorita until 2015.
In 2016, Mamy Baby moved to Clouds FM, where she became part of the team on XXL, the station's top entertainment show.{{Cite web |title=XXL ya Clouds FM yafunga mwaka na Wanavyuo Tanzania – Bongo5.com |url=https://bongo5.com/xxl-ya-clouds-fm-yafunga-mwaka-na-wanavyuo-tanzania-12-2021/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=bongo5.com}} Alongside B Dozen, Adam Mchomvu, and KenedyTheRemedy,{{Cite web |title=Mama alinifundisha maisha, namna ya kuwajali wanawake wengine – Jux – Bongo5.com |url=https://bongo5.com/mama-alinifundisha-maisha-namna-ya-kuwajali-wanawake-wengine-jux-03-2021/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=bongo5.com}} she continued to build her reputation as one of the leading voices in Tanzanian entertainment radio.{{Cite web |title=Vuta N'kuvute: Dj Sinyorita na Mami wa EA Radio wachukuliwa na... – Bongo5.com |url=https://bongo5.com/vuta-nkuvute-dj-sinyorita-na-mami-wa-ea-radio-wachukuliwa-na-04-2016/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=bongo5.com}}
Impact and influence
At Clouds FM, Mamy Baby has played a role in promoting Tanzanian music and culture. Mamy continues to make a difference through DADA HOOD, her initiative dedicated to inspiring and guiding young girls.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title=SIKU YA WANAWAKE Warembo wanavyoupiga mwingi Bongo {{!}} JAMHURI MEDIA |url=https://www.jamhurimedia.co.tz/siku-ya-wanawake-warembo-wanavyoupiga-mwingi-bongo/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=www.jamhurimedia.co.tz |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=zanzinews.com |title=Wasanii wa Kike Dada Hood, BMT Kuunga Mkono Juhudi za Rais Mhe. Samia Suluhu Kusaidia Michezo Nchini. |url=http://www.zanzinews.com/2022/02/wasanii-wa-kike-dada-hoodbmt-kuunga.html |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=ZanziNews}}{{Cite web |last=mzalendoeditor |date=2022-02-23 |title=WASANII WAKIKE, DADAHOOD, BMT KUUNGA MKONO JUHUDI ZA RAIS SAMIA KUSAIDIA MICHEZO NCHINI |url=https://mzalendo.co.tz/2022/02/23/dada-hood-kuunga-mkono-juhudi-za-rais-samia-kusaidia-michezo-nchini/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Mzalendo |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=News {{!}}MINISTRY OF CULTURE ARTS AND SPORTS |url=https://www.michezo.go.tz/news/wasanii-wakike-dadahood-bmt-kuunga-mkono-juhudi-za-rais-samia-kusaidia-michezo-nchini |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=www.michezo.go.tz}}{{Cite web |title=Zaidi ya Mil. 400 zachangishwa The Orange Concert |url=https://www.tanzaniaweb.live/TanzaniaHomePage/entertainment/Zaidi-ya-Mil-400-zachangishwa-The-Orange-Concert-700157?gallery=1 |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=TanzaniaWeb |language=sw}}