Friday, November 17, 2023

DAY 2 IN MOSHI, I GET SHOCKED

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On Friday 20 th October 2023 I woke up feeling very refreshed, at about 9 am, I got a call from Mister Mshana my host in Moshi, he was chec...
Thursday, November 16, 2023

MOSHI HERE I COME

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  ON   Thursday   19 th October 2023, very early in the morning I headed for Ngamiani bus station in Tanga, I was on my way to Moshi in Kil...

KASSIM EL SIAGI aka JOCKER BROWN A SOUL MUSICIAN FROM TANGA

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  In 1969 a young boy who had just finished his secondary education in Kenya, returned to his home town Tanga. Soon after he formed a band a...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

TANGA DAY THREE...I MEET THE WAGOSI

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  I woke up in the morning of day two, very excited, I was going to meet the 'Wagosi wa kaya'- the men of the house. Before coming t...
Saturday, November 11, 2023

ROB HOOIJER VISITS KITIME MUSIC ARCHIVE

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  Rob Hooijer ON the 9th November 2023, the archive had a suprise visitor, it was an old friend Robert Hooijer. It was an honour to have bee...

THANK YOU RHODES UNIVERSITY- GRAHAMSTOWN SA

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John Kitime the founder and Managing Director of the Kitime Music Archive, in the month of October 2023, has been on a two week tour coverin...
Saturday, September 30, 2023

ASSANAND & SONS MOMBASA LIMITED -A RECORD COMPANY THAT LEFT A MARK IN TANZANIA MUSIC HISTORY

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  ASSANAND & SONS MOMBASA LIMITED was a hugely important recording company for Tanzanian musicians in the 50s and 60s. Hundreds of songs...