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... Read More
A Tanzanian Effort to Salvage the Music of the Past
A few years ago we learned about a group in Tanzania who, like Singing Wells, is working to preserve traditional music, but... Read More
New film to celebrate Tanzania’s zilipendwa music
Classic East African music from the 1960s, 70s and 80s, known as zilipendwa in Tanzania (or zilizopendwa in Kenya) – meaning literally “those who were loved” – today risks fading... Read More
CNN: One of Tanzania’s most endangered possessions isn’t its wildlife; it’s its music
Dozens of musical instruments — and the skill set to play them — are facing extinction in Tanzania, which is why Rebecca... Read More
Werema Chacha plays the Filimbi in Bagamoyo, Tanzania (3/3)
THP Field Recording (6 January 2016): Werema Chacha playing the filimbi, or flute, in front of his home in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Werema Chacha plays the Litungu in Bagamoyo, Tanzania (2/3)
THP Field Recording (6 January 2016): Werema Chacha playing the litungu. This short video shows a close-up of how Mr. Chacha plays... Read More
Werema Chacha plays the Litungu in Bagamoyo, Tanzania (1/3)
THP Field Recording (6 January 2016): This is a preview of Werema Chacha playing the litungu, an instrument that he makes himself.... Read More
From Dusty to Digital
From Dusty to Digital: Preserving Tanzania’s Cultural Treasures Preserving Tanzania’s Cultural Treasures by Zak Stone
From The Archive: Radio Tanzania
Read David Tinning’s article about the plight of the Radio Tanzania archive here… OkayAfrica is an influential Africa-focused blog run out of... Read More
Sticky Shed Syndrome
Members of the THP team are interviewed in Luke McManus’ three part piece for Ireland’s classical music and arts radio station. Hear... Read More