Wikiendi live, SOMA's Africa Day, Hyperpotamus in Dar-Photo Accounts

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Wikiendi Live Nafasi-May 28th'16

On the last Saturday of the month this may, following the normal ChapChap at Nafasi artspace in Mikocheni Dar es Salaam. We witnessed the first dubbed 'wikiendi' live concert. With Jinong'ite and Swahili Ally on stage. Jinong'ite killed it and Swahili Ally is ever growing as an artist..

Swahili Ally playing the Kora
at Nafasi on the 29th May'16.

Behind Swahili Ally music on this night,
Shaaban Mugado on the Keyboard and Kikombe on the drums

Kelvin playing the base for Swahili Ally

The lead singer and lead guitarist of Jinong'ite
'James Mlanda (right) with 'D-Base Ganun'
(left) on the base guitar accompanying him

 The lead guitarist for
Jinong'ite band playing at Nafasi recently

Peter Daniel
playing the Djembe and Msondo drums
with Jinong'ite band

Abdallah Mbembetu
playing the Conga drums for Jinong'ite band

MIss Pilly frying some sumptuous
Muhogo, huyu dada ni mjasiriamali wa kuigizwa
Though she is the boss of her moving eatery which started with Sugar Cane juice, she was comfortable getting her hands dirty alternating between chef and waiter with enthusiasm

Hawa watoto wawili walikuwa mashabiki machachari
wakicheza na kupiga gumzo kwenye 'dance floor' usiku huu

SOMA's celebration of Africa Day this year'16

On the late morning of 28th May, SOMA in celebrating Africa day, thought to invite it's followers for a round discussion on the book 'Silences in African History' by Jacques Depelchin. It was an epic discussion and soon I will write an article on it and share it with you. For now in pictures...

Heading the discussion on this late morning
Prof Wamba from DRC, with
Viola Julius Masawe a student
at the University of Dar es Salaam

Politician Mme Anna Mgwira also added
valid points to this lively discussion at SOMA recently

Dada Wilharda Ndaisaka mwanafunzi wa
Chuo cha Diplomasia TZ, naye alitoa mawazo
yake kwenye hii mada

Kulia-Prof Ruth Meena,
katikati-Mme Demere Kitunga (Director wa SOMA)
 na kushoto-Yohanne Finus

At the end audiences were
invited to pick a copy of the book

The steers of the discussion from right-
Lecturere Salvatory Stephen Nyanto,
Viola Julius Masawe & Prof Wamba
 the gifted African historian who is also a friend of the author. 

In the white shirt-Mr Walter Bgoya,
the publishing director of Mkuki na Nyota
who published the book in question

When Hyperpotamus entertained us at Makuti

Mnamo tarehe 26 Mei mwaka huu, pale mgahawani Makuti palikuwa na onyesho la pekee na msanii anayejiita 'Hyperpotamus' kutoka Spain. Kaka huyu ni mwimbaji na jukwaani hupanda mwenyewe, akiwa na kifaa cha 'loop station'. Ambacho humwezesha kurekodi papo kwa hapo na hivyo kuimba kama akiwa na vyombo mbali mbali, au kwaya jukwaani.

Licha ya kipaji hicho, Hyper pia alikuwa na mikwara ya kucheza iliyotuacha hoi pamoja na nguo aliovaa vyote vilifanya washabiki waburudike na onyesho lake la pekee. Aliletwa na hisani ya Ubalozi wa Spain hivyo kiingilio kilikuwa bure.