Intelligent and topical lyrics are a regular feature in Tanzanian music, however, it is really Mlimani's instrumental sounds – the interplay of their guitars and finely honed horn arrangements that are their trademark, qualifying them as one of Africa's outstanding bands. In Tanzanian muziki wa dansi songs the first part is usually slow, giving the audience the chance to savour the lyrics.
Mlimani walifanikiwa kuteka mashabiki wa muziki wa dansi nchini Tanzania kutokana na nyimbo za watunzi wao kama akina Hassan Bichuka, Hassan Kunyata na Abdallah Hemba. Mlimani ni maarufu kutokana na mashairi na ujumbe wa nyimbo zao.