Skylight Band – Pasua Twende
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pasua-twende-skylight-band/
Skylight Band from Tanzania (not to be confused with a Rock band in South Africa) was a group of young musicians and singers, active from 2012 to 2020.
Taarab from Tanzania and Kenya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/taarab-from-tanzania-and-kenya/
Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya. Here, the singer is Bi Kidude, the Zanzibari star, the Queen of Taarab (RIP).
Her exact date of birth is unknown, much of her life story is uncorroborated, giving her an almost mythical status.
In interviews, she usually answers she’s 100 years old or more… […]
Bi Kidude – Alalminadura
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bi-kidude-alalminadura/
“Alalminadura” is the opening song (extract) from the documentary As Old As My Tongue, about Bi Kidude and Taarab music in Zanzibar.
She performs one of her most famous songs on board the dhow Asraa, accompanied by Matona (oud), Abeid Hussein (dumbak) and Mohamed Outhman (violin). […]
I met Bi Kidude, The Venerable Queen of Taarab, in February 2011, when attending Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar. We spent a delightful moment backstage…
She passed away in 2013.
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bi-kidude-rip/
What's hot in #Tanzania in 2025...
Zuchu – Hujanizidi Feat. D Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68__GT8TSAw
Sauti Za Busara 22nd Edition – 14th to 16th February 2025
Artist Line Up
https://youtu.be/nTLMDEnK8zw
More info: https://busaramusic.org/
Jamaica Mnanda - Maisha Ya Mtaani
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnfn0TO5bB0
Going back to the DIY 90s Tanzanian musical genre called Mchiriku, born when affordable keyboards reshaped Dar’s music scene.
From his debut EP released 2 weeks ago...
Emmanuel Jal, Vanessa Mdee, Juliani & Syssi Mananga – Tusimame
https://amf.didiermary.fr/emmanuel-jal-vanessa-mdee-juliani-syssi-mananga-tusimame/
South Sudan’s Emmanuel Jal, the internationally acclaimed recording artist and inspiring humanitarian has joined forces with some of music’s biggest stars, including Tanzania’s Vanessa Mdee, Congo’s Syssi Mananga and Kenya’s Juliani in the making of Tusimame, a pan-African musical stand against the destruction of Africa’s elephants [...]
Tunaweza Music Band – Dar es Salaam
https://amf.didiermary.fr/tunaweza-music-band/
Tunaweza Music Band, based in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and formed in 2008, has 13-15 members now, majority of whom are physically disabled or albinos.
They chose the name TUNAWEZA to make a point: it translates roughly as ‘Yes We Can’.
“Our aims are to help ourselves by earning a living through doing something creative […]
Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Orchestra Super Volcano – Masika Mtindo Mpya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mwinshehe-super-volcano-masika-mtindo-mpya/
Orchestra Super Volcano is the band formed in Kenya by Mbaraka Mwinshehe when he relocated there from Tanzania.
Thunderdrum ft. Tiggs Da Author
'UKOMBOZI - Epic Version'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTPXsIuG7vo
From the Original Game Soundtrack for Assassin's Creed: Shadows.
More on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/33tbIhTN0pPT0Kx6NxWv0R
