Artists

Bao and Sadio Sissoko were born in Senegal to a griot family. Following in the footsteps of the Sissoko family both brothers have been learning kora since the age of seven at first by observing their father’s playing as he was accompanied by their mother, a traditional read more

Liza Kamikazi is a singer, composer and actor. She did her theatre training at the Centre of the Arts at the National University of Rwanda, where she also completed a degree in Communications. In 2013 Liza pre-launched her album Iwacu back home. In February the same year she performed with read more

Since 2008, the band Loryzine has been performing a modern and dynamic version of traditional Maloya music.

It represents the numerous colours and origins of the local population, in the middle of the Indian Ocean.  

Maloya is traditional music, originally played by the slaves brought from East read more

Lulu Abdalla is a musician and music teacher from Kenya. He started his career in 2006, playing ngoma drums for traditional dancers before switching to guitar and singing.

His debut album ‘Thembassa’ was released in 2014. This included two songs that were nominated for the All African Music read more

Lumumba Theatre is a group of talented singers, dancers, actors, choreographers and musicians, based in Dar es Salaam. The group was established in 1997 by Director Dyuto Komba when he brought together talented students of Lumumba Primary School. Still based at the school, in the Mnazi Mmoja area of the read more

Lwendo Afrika is a singer/songwriter from Tanzania who aims to use her music, voice, and sound to shine a light on the beauty of Africa, spread love, and heal the image of African heritage.

Her music is a beautiful mix of traditional African music elements with a combination of modern-day styles read more