Artists

African-pop, urban-coloured vintage, uniquely comical, just to name a few of the words used to describe this versatile blend of artists Mordecai Kimeu, Kenneth Muya and Wachira Gatama.

The three met in the corridors of their acting careers in late 2012, where Mordecai auditioned Kenchez and Wachira for read more

Kijiji Family The Big Nation started in 2004 and have been busy redefining the local "zenji flava" (Zanzibar hiphop) scene. They perform regularly in Zanzibar and have been invited to play in other parts of the country including Morogoro, Tanga and Dar es Salaam. In 2006 and 2007 they won read more

Headed by the charismatic Salome Kiwaya (director/composer/lead vocals), Saki Stars band was formed in 1992 and is based in Dodoma (central Tanzania) with twelve musicians.

Saki Stars is entertaining whilst educational and their songs draw on a diverse range of traditional and contemporary musical influences from around the African Continent and read more

When HAJAmadagascar and his band turn up the heat, even the coolest audience melts after just a short time with a show that generates immense energy around its charismatic guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and above all showman. "Our music reflects our being", he says. "We love our traditions, but read more

Ison Mistari, aka Zenji Boy is a new light in Zanzibar’s hiphop scene. His song-writing is critical and conscious, with powerful lyrics and messages that deeply resonate with his Swahili-speaking audience. Ison Mistari’s live performances are highly energetic and his lyrical skills widely feared. He has earned respect and appreciation read more

We celebrate Obert Dube and his Pan African spirit. In recent years, he composed moving eulogies and tributes to African leaders including Kenneth Kaunda, John P. Magufuli and Samia S. Hassan and others, as seen rapidly gaining followers on YouTube.

Obert Dube was born in 1984 in rural Matabeleland, in the read more