Abigail Chamungwana largely known by her stage names Abigail Chams and Abby Chams is a Tanzanian multi-instrumentalist, social activist and a singer signed under Sony Music. She was born in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Music career Born into a musical family, Abby Chams' grandfather was a music director of an orchestra also her grandmother was a singer in the church choir, she started learning piano when she was five and mastered the violin by eight she also mastered guitar, drummer and flute.
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Abigail Chamungwana largely known by her stage names Abigail Chams and Abby Chams is a Tanzanian multi-instrumentalist, social activist and a singer signed under Sony Music. She was born in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Music career Born into a musical family, Abby Chams' grandfather was a music director of an orchestra also her grandmother was a singer in the church choir, she started learning piano when she was five and mastered the violin by eight she also mastered guitar, drummer and flute. She started her career by posting music covers on her social accounts. She has collaborated with top Tanzanian musical artists like Rayvanny and Harmonize. She has also worked with foreign musical artists like Jekalyn Carr. In 2022 she was signed to Sony Music Africa joining her countryman, Ali Kiba. Chams released her first EP titled 5 on September 29, 2023, sixteen months after signing to Sony Music. With the release was the single Milele as a second lead single following Nani featuring Marioo which was released a year after the recording deal was signed. The EP contains six tracks including collaborations with Marioo, Rayvanny, Whozu and Chino Kid. Simulizi na Sauti (SnS)'s writer, Enky Frank praised Abigail Chams as a treasure that needs to be taken care of in order to write a good history of Bongo Flava music. Stated that, Abigail Chams is a Tanzanian musician who performs Bongo Flava music to international standards, with a musical education and great ability to play different instruments.
