Nakaaya Sumari (born September 3, 1982 in Arusha[1]) is a Tanzanian singer and rapper.

Nakaaya was a featured star of the African Great Lakes region's first reality TV show called "Tusker Project Fame", that aired from October 1 to December 17, 2006.

The show had aspiring singers from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania all living together and receiving training in the music business.

The video enjoyed wide rotation and made Nakaaya hugely popular.

[3] At the 2008 Pearl of Africa Music Awards, she was nominated for the Best Tanzanian Female Artiste category [4]