Artists

Kikundi cha Taifa (National Taarab Orchestra) of Zanzibar was founded many years ago, having a flexible set up but always featuring the cream of the crop of taarab musicians from the Islands.

The group is presently under the artistic direction of two of Zanzibar's taarab maestros, Mr Iddi Suwedi of Culture read more

Nawal originally comes from the Comoros Islands. Born into a family with many musicians, Nawal bathed in both popular and spiritual music from a young age. Now living in France, today she is recognised as being a key figure from her native islands: the ever rising star of Comoros.

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Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Naxx Bitota discovered her passion for music at the age of 9 and dreamed of making a career out of it. She pursued this dream by joining several choirs of different styles: gospel, traditional, classical and folk music in the Congo and then read more

Nazareth Choir is a choir of the Anglican Church, from Kurasini, Dar es Salaam.The choir started in 1973 with fifteen members, and presently the choir has 60 members.

More than providing both church and secular services, Nazareth Choir has been working together with "Tume ya Kuratidu na Kuzuia Dawa za Kulevya read more

The Ndere Troupe prides in celebrating diversity whilst emphasising commonalities. Founded in Uganda during1984 by Rwangyezi Stephen, their goals are to restore African confidence, pride and dignity, to educate artistically talented but socially disadvantaged young people, to promote positive social change and promote peace and unity through arts and culture.

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Netsayi was born in London in 1973 to parents exiled from Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. While their dad was in the guerrilla camps of Mozambique and Zambia, Netsayi and her two siblings were raised by their mother in Camden. There were always other Zimbabweans passing through and there was always read more