Baba Lao! Diamond trounces Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and big names to garner 10 million views in a week

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Diamond Platnumz has all the rights to brag. The Tanzanian crooner has broken the music record in Africa, after garnering 10 million views on his new song Waah featuring Kofi Olomide within seven days.

He is the first African to get such views in less than a month.

'Thank you all for the love and support for 10 million views in seven days and that means a lot to me. I appreciate so much. Thanks for the love,' he said in a video. 

In a post uploaded on his Instagram, he wrote,

THANK YOU. For 10 Million YouTube Viewers within 7 days on our #WAAH! video, my beloved fans🙏🏼....thanks to @koffiolomide_officiel Producer NAZDA @lizerclassic @director_kenny @noelgiotz @moseiyobo @emma_plat @hbaajuni @dumyutamu @tonser66 and all Wasafi dancers and everybody behind this project.

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Diamond has mastered the art of staying in the game and in March this year, he became the first African artiste to hit 900 million views on Youtube.

The Bongo Flava artiste, who's also the most popular YouTube star has always beaten his counterparts big names like Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid when it comes to music.

His song garnering 10 million views speaks a lot. By him setting the bar so high, which artiste do you think will surpass his record?

Fans across the globe have congratulated him for the achievement and below are their comments;

koffiolomide_officiel You're welcome Simba🔥🔥

uncle_shamte MEANS A LOT TO THE INDUSTRY NOT ONLY YOU #leader 👏👏

mama_dangote WAAH 🔥

davie_ivan Awoootee!!! Hongera sana mwamba🔥🔥🙏🇹🇿

gerald manthi It's lit..Diamond has managed to keep the world at a stand to listen to such a glamorous, picturesque song kudos

Alpha king So now we all know this man doing greater than American music

mesut hussein Diamond is a genius freak... He knows what we want everytime different times different breed that's the difference between "msanii"(diamond) mwanamziki(alikiba)

Tileh Pacbro This guy done made the whole of Africa proud!

Gucci Mason Happy 10million per week

Liz Otieno The video is excellent, the costumes are indescribable, the moves are done with skill and diligence, the voices and beats are superb and Koffi is more handsome than ever. Congratulations to the duo. Quality music it is

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Here is the video.