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
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
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
Salum Abdallah and Cuban Marimba Band
Morogoro was one of the famous towns in entertainment back in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. People travelled from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro to... 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
Leo Mkanyia
Leo Mkanyia playing live in Stonetown, Zanzibar. Video by Geert van den Boogaard in cooperation with the Tanzania Heritage Project.
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
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
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
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
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
“Music and Memory”: THP Hosts Artist Seminars
In July and August of 2015, THP organized artist seminars held at the school under the banner of “Music and Memories”, in which Tanzanian musicians... Read More