Tag: Tanzania
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The Zawose Queens’ long-awaited album ‘Maisha’ – it’s a fantastic fusion of traditional Tanzanian roots, acoustic bliss and modular synth-jams
The Zawose Queens are Leah and Pendo Zawose of the Tanzanian Wagogo people and they sound awesome – using drums, thumb pianos, a chizeze fiddle mirror, the sounds of nature, polyrhythms, captured jams and perhaps most importantly – their enchanting vocals. The grand-daughter and daughter of the late, great musician and singer Hukwe Zawose, were…
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‘Masikini Naye Mtu (The Poor are Also People)’ is the sensational DIY jam by local Tanzanian heroes, Jamaica Mnanda – their hyper rap style is going global from the streets of Dar es Salaam
Woah, this was a very very very welcome email to kickstart 2021, Masikini Naye Mtu (The Poor are Also People) by Jamaica Mnanda – a Tanzanian collective firing Mchiriku style, unique to Dar es Salaam and made up of a singer, drums, chair, maracas and Casio keyboard player – is out today. The powerful sound…
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Zaza’s wedding song ‘Nduzangou’ is a masterpiece of twarab music from Comoro, this 2015 YouTube classic gets thankfully highlighted by the great Secousse label and platform
Nduzangou is a must listen by Zaza and her production partner Zile, their hypnotic and sensual YouTube wedding anthem is a wonder, which has been thankfully highlighted by our friends at the wonderful Secousse label and platform – it’s a digital release, we hope so much for a vinyl release too. The label says: “Now…
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Multi-media innovator Kutiman to release new album from Tanzanian field trip – new single ‘Copasavana’ is opener from ‘Wachaga’ LP
Kutiman’s opening single Copasavana has dropped ahead of his fourth studio album – and it’s a masterful psychedelic soundscape of outernational wonder. Ophir ‘Kutiman’ Kutiel is a multi-instrumentalist and producer, as well as a filmmaker, who is now earning global fame from his home in the western Negev desert in Israel. Wachaga is the title of…
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