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Tanzania
Ndala Kasheba
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Artist Name: Ndala Kasheba
Genre: Rumba (Congolese)
Country: Tanzania, Congo (DRC)
A veteran of the East African music scene, Ndala Kasheba has been an
important musical force in Tanzania since the 1970's when he first
immigrated to Dar Es Salaam from the Congo. He is known as one of the
greatest African
guitarists, appointed the title "Maestro" by his fans. Ndala Kasheba's music bears the stamp of his Congolese roots.
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With his
booming tenor voice and big band ambiance, one inevitably thinks of
Franco in his prime. But Kasheba has a number of distinguishing
qualities in his Swahili rumba sound, most notably his use of an
electrified, 12-string acoustic guitar, which he overdubs to create a
gorgeous, chiming ambiance. – Banning Eyre, Courtesy Afropop Worldwide: www.afropop.org |
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Ndala Kasheba
Album: Yellow Card
Released October 2002
Total: 10 songs
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Ndala Kasheba
Album: Refugees
Released July 2006
Total: 4 songs
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Hukwe Zawose
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Artist Name: Hukwe Zawose
Genre: African Pop
Country: Tanzania
Tanzanian multi-instrumentalist Hukwe Ubi Zawose was born at a time
when his East African nation was lorded over by British colonizers, who
claimed the so-called Tanganyika territory after World War I. The
British then established Tanzania, using the name in an attempt to
forge a national identity from the territory's 120-plus different
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