Chi's music to new Heights

By Caroline Uliwa

Pale peach and aquamarine threads shone off her skin under warm yellow lights, she’s singing her song Furnace of Desire. I think to myself ‘Yessss I have still caught her performing the first set’ for I thought I was late.

Miss Chi

It was 8 pm-ish at the Slow Leopard bar & restaurant in Masaki Dar es Salaam. On a Thursday evening where Achieli Temu or Chi as she’s best known, was performing with a bunch of scintillating musicians, which her persistent efforts in music have allowed in her circle. 

The sultry cello player Bernadette
on this night

Together with her onstage was saxophone songstress Irene La Veda on the sax, Bernadette Kleczka on the cello, Quentin on the keyboard with Romina playing the flute and Diego churning the base guitar. https://www.instagram.com/p/BxSLL3Bnve8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Miss LaVeda on the Saxon this night

The result was a rich sound that totally inspired me to share here; Chi who has been performing live music in various circuits in Dar es Salaam for a few years now. To include her current monthly gig at Triniti Bar in Oysterbay ‘#FriendsofChi is a Singer/guitarist whose Soulful alternative afro rock music was all the more grown on this night.

On stage from left Quentin, Romina and Diego part of the band
escorting Chi on this night (9th of May 2019)

It’s not easy being a live musician female in the country but this Diva is pedaling on showing us all how it’s done. I shall interview her in detail soon and share more on her journey. For now it’s my hope she continues to invest more in this direction as something special was brewing on that stage.  

Chi in the middle
rocked us till her headband
became a scarf :)