MUSIC piracy and the illegal importation of audio and video music cassettes is costing Tanzania an average of US$9,4m every year, industry authorities claim. Tanzania’s Music Copyright Association (TMCA) secretary general Francis Kaswahili said more than six million audio music cassettes and 2,5m video cassettes were illegally duplicated and sold on the country’s streets during 2000. “Artists such as Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Brenda Fassie and Awilo Longomba don’t see one cent of the millions of pirated cassettes told in Tanzanian streets every year. – African Eye News Service