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
Pamoja kwa Muziki | together for the music
Posts about restoring, celebrating & promoting East Africa’s musical heritage
Posts about restoring, celebrating & promoting East Africa's musical heritage
Benjamin Wa Mambo Jambo
Benjamin Wa Mambo Jambo talking about the importance of preserving the rich musical history of Tanzania. Interview by Benson Rukantabula. Video by Rebecca Corey on... 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
Western Jazz Band
Iddi Nhende Mr. Iddi Nhende was the brain behind the formation of the famous band Western Jazz. Iddi Nhende started playing music when he was... Read More
The Strokers
The Strokers were a band of musicians from Upanga, Dar es Salaam. The Strokers had two phases, the first phase with musicians including Donald Max,... Read More
Kilwa Jazz Band
GV Vinyl The GV vinyl records became popular in so many parts of Africa and propelled the rooting of contemporary music in Africa to date.... Read More
Morogoro Jazz Band
1944 was a pivotal year in the music history of Morogoro and Tanzania as a whole. This is the year that Morogoro Jazz Band was... Read More
Scenes from the Life of a Tanzanian Musician
11 February, 2012 Leo Mkanyia, a Tanzanian musician with an open face, quick smile, and deep laugh, walks the narrow alleyways of Stone Town, Zanzibar... Read More
Leo Mkanyia
Leo Mkanyia playing live in Stonetown, Zanzibar. Video by Geert van den Boogaard in cooperation with the Tanzania Heritage Project.
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
Has John Hall’s epic musical quest come to an end
Every music lover has experienced that thrill of deep connection with a piece of music, and the resulting desire to unearth every last detail... Read More
Intimate Rhumba
(Photo: Intimate Rhumba on stage; amongst the people on it are: first on the left; Mawazo, Hunja, third is Kabeya Badu, King Kiki and the... Read More