Karibu Festival 2015 - Bagamoyo.

Karibu Festival 2015

Karibu Cultural Promotions Organization in collaboration with Legendary Music Entertainment and Promotions Company Limited are organizing the 2nd edition of the “Karibu Music Festival”, an annual Three (03) Days International cultural event aiming at African Culture Promotion to the world, as well as introducing other countries’ culture to Africa, and building up friendship/collaboration opportunities among all participants.

VIDEOS:  2014 Karibu Music Festival.

Mbiye Ebrima (Guinea) performance at  2014 Karibu Music Festival.

Abeneko Band performance at  2014 Karibu Music Festival.

More Info: KARIBU MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Dorphan-age.

Dorphan 'The Poet'.

RANDOM SESSION

Mother's Day Poem - Dennis 'Dorphan' Mutuma.

'Spoken word poetry is a form of artistic expression that has evolved into a conduit for the dissemination of information and education while providing entertainment in the same breath.'

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The US Congress Honour Fela Kuti.

Fela Honoured.

The US Congress has issued a certificate of Congressional Recognition to late legendary singer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti in appreciation of the great contributions he made to music in the world.

Time With an African music icon.

MBILIA BEL

They are gone now but during the 70s and 80s, Africa's two great dance music masters, Franco and Tabu Ley Rochereau were in a friendly rivalry (sometimes strained) for the title of best Congolese artist.

Franco, the child guitar prodigy, whose band defined the rumba Congolese sound with his band OK Jazz, came first; Rochereau, whose sweet tenor was honed in choirs, favoured a softer more international sound.

By the early 80s, the two stars were fronting huge orchestras that toured the continent, and increasingly Europe. While Franco added more guitars and a bevy of singers to supplement his singing and guitar pyrotechnics, Rochereau brought in young musicians, expanded his brass section and added both Caribbean rhythms and features from US soul music. You could argue that Rochereau was the one to internationalise the Congolese dance music but at the same time you'd have to admit that the young generation, led by Zaiko Langa Langa, was already doing that with their stripped-down, brass-less, smaller combo sound. 

More: Bangkok Post

Jazzamba’s jazz nights - Ethiopia.

Jazzamba’s jazz nights still alive in Addis Ababa

Heaps of twisted iron, piles of ash and a charred microphone are all that remains of Jazzamba, the iconic Addis Ababa nightclub that revived Ethiopian jazz after it had all but disappeared under Communist rule.

The fire that destroyed the venue in January has left the country’s vibrant and growing jazz scene in disarray.

“I still do not believe it,” says musician Misale Legesse, who was a regular performer at the wood-panelled club, inside the Taitu Hotel.