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  • Imena Cultural Troupe

    Based in Kigali, Imena is a cultural association that has been performing Rwandan music, dance and culture for twenty years. Their show is spectacular and varied, ranging from powerful drumming to graceful dance, modern and expansive but firmly rooted in Rwandan traditions.

    Imena’s main focus is youth, especially orphans read more

  • Isabel Novella

    Born in Maputo, Mozambique and growing up on music stages around the world, Isabel Novella is blessed with God’s greatest gift: the voice to sing. As well as being an amazing singer-songwriter, she has a stage presence to die for. Unique in style and performance, Isabel has carved her own read more

  • Jagwa Music

    Consisting of nine artists, Jagwa Music are the leading exponents of the Mchiriku style, which originated 20 years ago in the poor suburbs of Dar es Salaam; when cheap Casio keyboards first became available.

    Jagwa Music and their peers were immediately attracted by the Casio’s lo-fi sound, adopted read more

  • Jakamoyo

    The Jakamoyo group, currently based in Bagamoyo, started originally in 1979 with 22 artists. They play vanga ngoma, a traditional music style with roots in the Morogoro region of Tanzania. Typically, their music is played for women's initiation ceremonies, weddings and other celebrations.

     

    The band features a variety of ngoma drums read more

  • Jang’ombe Nursery School

    Jang'ombe School was established in 1982 with five classes, at nursery, junior and senior level, which have now grown to seven classes with a total of four hundred kids.

     

    The school has a special traditional dance class, teaching different kinds of traditional dances from around Zanzibar and Tanzania.

    Having built up a read more

  • Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate

    In the port city of Marseilles, home to many a nomadic soul, Joe Driscoll first met Sekou Kouyate. The two were paired up to collaborate at the French festival 'Nuit Metis' (Nights of Mixed Race), and though they shared no spoken common language, they encountered no obstacles communicating through read more