More July Wikiendi Live coverage by The Citizen
“Energetic gig from Zawose to Sali Oyugi”, says Paul Owere of The Citizen, after the July edition of Wikiendi Live
Tanzania: Traditional Beats Take Centre Stage At Wikiendi Live
Tanzania’s ‘The Citizen’ newspaper covers Wikiendi Live: “This week… promises plenty as Wikiendi Live hosts a unique and vibrant monthly live music... Read More
Forbes Africa covers THP field recordings and concerts
“Seventy-two-year-old Warema Chacha is a well-known litungu player, a stringed instrument of the Kurya tribe from north-western Tanzania. The older he gets,... 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
The Quietus Features THP: ‘The Preservation Of A Nation’
Robbie Judkins visits Tanzania to witness first hand the attempt to save a quarter of a century of musical history from oblivion.... 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