Wahenga (The Ancestors) – stream for free in April
Wahenga (The Ancestors) is now available to screen for free during the month of April. We hope that the music and story in the film... Read More
Pamoja kwa Muziki | together for the music
General news and other posts
General news and other posts
WE CALL IT JAZZ
THP catches up with retired British doctor Julian Shelley, a conscientious objector to National Service who found himself hosting a popular jazz radio show in... Read More
Promoting Tanzania’s Musical Legends
Every Thursday night at Wantanshi Afro Lounge in Oyster Bay, Dar-es-Salaam, maestro King Kiki and the Wazee Sugu Band perform until the early morning hours,... Read More
Digitization with MusicMayday
On 10 July 2015, we worked with students at the MusicMayday school in Dar es Salaam to digitize a few tapes from the THP reel-to-reel... Read More
The THP interviews with Carol Off on the CBC’s “As It Happens”
Following the broadcast of John Burnett’s story on NPR, the Tanzania Heritage Project has been overwhelmed by an outpouring of enthusiasm and support for the... Read More
Project Update – Moving Forward
Firstly, apologies for the lack of updates over the past couple of months. That’s not to say things haven’t been moving along at the THP,... Read More
“Saving the Music that Saved My Life”
Today you can read a short guest blog post about Radio Tanzania by Rebecca on Kate Otto’s Everyday Ambassador site. We hope you enjoy! As... Read More
Hearing the Stories, Spreading the Word
by David Tinning Ahead of the muziki wa dansi festival this weekend in Dar es Salaam, the Tanzania Heritage Project team had the pleasure of spending the... Read More
In the Warm Heart of Africa: Synergies in Music Preservation
This is the story of how I traveled more than 1500 kilometers on 5 buses for 37 hours (each way) to spend three days in... Read More
Surface Noise: a Brief Look at Vinyl in Tanzania
“Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any surface noise. I said, “Listen, mate, life has surface... Read More
A Pretty Good Crowd for a Friday
Ahead of their headlining appearance at Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar on February 15th, Nils von der Assen recalls a night dancing to Mlimani... Read More