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Mswanu Gogo Vibes
Mswanu is a Gogo word meaning beauty. Established in 2007 by Frank Samwata, Mswanu Vibes is comprised of five artists, ranging from poets, story tellers and theatre performers. Musically, Mswanu play flutes, drums, zeze, marimba and guitar. This is Wagogo music beautifully mixed with contemporary pan-African vibes.
Mswanu have recorded read more
Tiken Jah Fakoly
Doumbia Moussa, more commonly known as Tiken Jah Fakoly, is Africa’s greatest reggae star.
Tiken Jah Fakoly creates and performs his music to raise consciousness. He sings in French, English, Dioula and Bambara. His lyrics speak of the injustices suffered by the people of his country and of the wider African read more
Upendo Manase
Upendo Manase is a Tanzanian singer-songwriter, vocal trainer and entrepreneur who first learnt to sing in her church choir.
Since completing music studies, she has performed as lead or backing vocalist with various afro-fusion bands at events including the Swahili Music Festival and Sauti za Busara in Tanzania, DoaDoa Performing Arts read more
Pungwa
Pungwa is a traditional Zanzibari spirit dance found in the northwest of Unguja, and this group is widely described as the most energetic performers in Zanzibar.
More than 150 years ago pungwa traditional spirit dance was established by Shaali Bambao in Bumbwini Makoba village. Shaali Bambao was lost in read moreEvans 'Pfumela' Mapfumo
Evans 'Pfumela' Mapfumo is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Zimbabwe. His music is inspired by real events including war, poverty and child abuse, enriched with messages encouraging peace, love and unity.
His band has a vibrant stage presence, fusing traditional rhythms played on marimba and mbira with acoustic guitar and other read more
Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga
When 20-year-old singer Samba Mapangala boarded the riverboat for Kisangani in 1975, little did he know where it would really be taking him. The young vocalist, one of a quartet of singers in the Kinshasa dance band Saka Saka, was heading with his mates for a tour of Eastern Zaire. read more