Artists

This is Tanzania's equivalent of Congo's TPOK Jazz or Zaiko Langa Langa. As OTTU Jazz, and in various other guises, Msondo Ngoma Music Band has been around since 1964, with the current leader Maalim Gurumo, being the only original member left.

Being the oldest surviving band in East and Central Africa, read more

Muhonja is a Kenyan singer, songwriter, actress, guitarist, percussionist, and social activist. Hailing from a family of musicians, her first inspiration was from her parents, who taught her how to play the guitar, further growing to become a self-taught player of the Kalimba and Udu Drums.

Deep into her music, she read more

Danish born Mzungu Kichaa has spent much of his childhood living in Africa, and this is where he has transformed himself into Mzungu Kichaa which means something along the lines of ‘the crazy white man’.  

Mzungu Kichaa plays a version of bongo flava - an urban music that blends read more

Nasibo is a singer-songwriter. mbira player, percussionist, dancer and cultural-gender activist from Zimbabwe, who soothes and uplifts your soul.

In her music, she has found a way to address issues that affect society. She sings of

problems affecting women and children, Ubuntu and other social issues.

She has performed on several stages alongside read more

Musically and geographically, Natacha Atlas has always been an itinerant. The Anglo-Egyptian singer has spent more than a decade fusing electronic beats with North African and Arabic music, finding links between seemingly disparate musical genres, exploring new and different sonic settings and working with a wealth of like-minded collaborators from read more

Nathalie Natiembé is a phenomenon. A character whose calibre shapes the stories later told from generation to generation. She doesn’t need any tricks to fascinate. She just uses her voice like no one else. Natiembé lives on multiple influences, crossbred sounds. She is immersed in jazz, reggae and a lot read more