Page1 www.karibumusic.org Page3 Bagamoyo Until the middle of the 18th century, Bagamoyo was a small, rather insignificant trading center. Trade items were fish, salt and gum among other things. Most of the population consisted of fishermen and farmers. 19th century: The arrival of the Arabs. Bagamoyo became a central point for the East African slave trade In 1868 Muslims presented the “Fathers of the Holy Ghost” with land to build a mission north of Bagamoyo - the first mission in East Africa. 19th century: A starting point for the expeditions of Livingstone and others. 1874: The body of Livingstone is laid-in-state in Bagamoyo. 1880: Bagamoyo is a multi-cultural town with about 1,000 inhabitants. 1888: Bagamoyo becomes the capital of German-East Africa. Welcome Note KARIBU MUSIC FESTIVAL 2014 Content Festival Overview ............................... Page 7 Karibu Cultural Promotions................ Page 8 Technical partner ............................... Page 9 Partners............................................... Page 10 Festival Artists .................................... Page 11 - 31 Music Workshops & Seminars ........... Page 32 Performance Schedule.......................... Page 36 Festival Map..........................................Page 37 7 Festival Overview aribu Music Festival is an annual, Three-days International Music Festival created by Karibu KCultural Promotions, a nonprofit making organization and the Legendary Music Entertainment & Promotion of Dar es Salaam Tanzania. This is the second edition of the Karibu Music Festival to be held at Bagamoyo, the College of Arts and Culture (TASUBA) and on Mwanakalenge grounds. Karibu Festival is composed of various genres of art such as music, dance and cultural exposure; where by artists from different parts of the world are invited to share the stage with the local artists of Tanzania. he festival goal is nurturing and promoting African music and culture to the world, as well as Tintroducing other countries’ cultures to Africa particularly Tanzania, so as to establish strong network and opportunities among participants. The Festival focuses on different genres of music basing on their influence and popularity, from African / local music to world music namely, Pop, Rock, Reggae, Hip hop, Jazz, Country, Electronic and more. Page8 KARIBU CULTURAL PROMOTIONS (KCP) aribu Cultural Promotions is a registered Nonprofit making organization, NGO Kthat aims to promote music and culture through helping artists to secure opportunities for trainings and upsurge their careers. Karibu Cultural Promotions has the following mission; To promote local artists and to boost their talents through providing access to professional equipment, quality trainings and marketing skills. To increase the quality of local music in order to bring Tanzanian Music and culture to international levels. Page9 Technical Partner LEGENDARY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT & PROMOTION CO., LTD. Page10 Our Partners 11 Festival Artists “Wemba counts his mother as one of his leading influences; he spent many days as a child watching her work. PAPA WEMBA - CONGO DRC “If Mother was still alive, I would be rich in words and rich in melodies,” Music Style: Rhumba Rock Born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba on June 14, 1949, in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Papa Wemba, also known as the “King of Rhumba Rock,” is one of Africa’s most flamboyant and cosmopolitan musicians. He broke out of his native Democratic Republic of Congo to become one of the most internationally successful world music artists of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Long a hero in his native country with bands such as Zaïko Langa Langa, Isifi Lokole, and Yoka Lokole, Wemba reached superstar status there with his band Viva La Musica. After some time in Europe, Wemba set his sights on international acclaim, and achieved it with the group Molokai International. Still singing in his native tongue, he headlined Peter Gabriel’s World of Music and Dance (WOMAD) tour and secured a global audience. Papa Wemba who has a project for the youth of his country, to know the musical framing of the young talents, returned more and more to Kinshasa. It is in this perspective that he organized in 1999 the festival “Fula ngenge” putting in evidence of the new talents around the artist. Pursuing this goal, Papa Wemba concentrated all his energy in 2002 to the stage of the Martyrs in Kinshasa owing more than 100.000 people. Creator of a fashion and music, Papa Wemba participated extensively in to introduce the Afro pop in the western charts. But for him, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the youth, for more than thirty years follows step-by-step the tribulations of the sapper of the Kasaï. Page12 Festival Artists ““In hope, dreams are dreamt and the dreamers go out there, chase that Hart_ the Band KENYA dream till it’s in their reach” Music Style: Afro Fusion Clinging on to a vision of changing the world with their art, these three versatile blend of artists Mordecai Mwini Kimeu, Wachira Gatama and Kenneth Muya Mukhwana have defied all odds against them to be labelled as one of the best bands in Kenya and East Africa. With time, they have artistically flourished into a revolutionary force not only in their musical poetic presentation but also in their conspicuously fashionable sense of futuristic style. Meeting in the corridors of their acting careers at the Kenya national theatre in late 2012, the three discovered that they share a similar passion for music, spoken word/poetry, fashion and arts in general. Not long after H_ART THE BAND was formed. They later joined Penya Africa’s prestigious artist development program Sauti Academy from which they graduated from in April 2014; after a year of hard work, determination and performing at almost every venue and street corner in Nairobi, Kenya, building an ever growing steady reputation with various audiences. • Named in the MCSK top 10 highest earning artists list in Kenya. • Mdundo platinum award for having more than 50,000 online downloads • Nominated Mdundo Awards ‘Best Afro-pop single’ and ‘Best overall single’ for their debut single ‘Uliza kiatu’. • Two nominations in the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA 2015) ‘Revelation of the African continent’ and ‘Most promising artiste in Africa’. • Bingwa awards 2015 have also nominated them as ‘Stage performer of the year’. 13 Festival Artists “For Samuel music and singing was a part of growing up, at home, school and in church.” Saarabi -KENYA Music Style: Afro Fusion At the age 11-14 years, SARABI, then called Sauti za kwetu, was among the groups formed at the Haba na Haba Arts centre now known as VOCAL (Voice for Change All Over). The centre provided free practical performing arts classes for children and the youth, as well as leadership training. Children who had an interest in music were selected to join the project’s program and placed into different bands. Today after 10 years of performing together, SARABI’s music has evolved to centre more on Social Justice. SARABI’s music today is the bold voice of the youth. Their music is electric, engaging, emotional and still hard hitting. It is a blend of traditional East African rhythms, Benga and Afro Beat fused with rock and reggae. Off the stage SARABI champions the struggle for justice. In .2015, they have engaged in a country wide project dubbed, “Jukumu letu”, to increase interest and understanding the Kenyan constitution amongst the youth, through the use of music. SARABI were recently appointed Kenyan ambassadors for AAPI, African Arts Peace Initiative. A documentary film about SARABI titled Music is our weapon is currently in the making. It is a film about power of music as a tool for social change, which is a philosophy that SARABI lives by. Their social engagement extends to their own neighbourhoods. They teach children from the informal settlement of Kibera. To mentoring for children in the ghetto or “The Humble Kingdom” as they call it. Within the last year, they have become one of East Africa’s most popular live bands. Performing at Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar, Selam Festival in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Buyimba international festival in Kampala, Uganda, DOADOA cultural market in Jinja , Uganda and Tanzania’s East Africa vibes concert hosted by Culture and development East Africa CDEA in Dar es Salaam. Recently, they have returned from a successful summer tour in Europe, including Africa Oye festival in Liverpool in June and Roskilde festival in July 2015. Page14 Festival Artists “She is one of the founders of the most popular “Taarab” groups in Tanzania Jahazi Morden Taarab, which is led by the Tanzanian legend Mzee Yusuf.” Isha Mashauzi -TANZANIA Music Style: Modern Taarab Isha Mashauzi is a well known award winning “Taarab” Singer and Composer. “Taarab” is a popular Tanzanian traditional music genre . She is one of the founders of the most popular “Taarab” groups in Tanzania Jahazi Morden Taarab, which is led by the Tanzanian legend Mzee Yusuf. She performed her first song with the group at the Police Officers Mess Oysterbay, Dar es Salaam, the song titled HAYANIFIKI, the song became very popular and rose her to fame, she went on to sing a lot of songs with the group. Two years later she started writing her own songs and singing them with the group, she composed good songs which kept her on the list as one of the top female taarab singer. She then decided to do solo projects. 15 Festival Artists “As he puts it in the song Mental Chain from album Moyo Unadunda, Jhikoman emphasizes “No more bloodshed for our liberation…to free our own minds is the last and permanent solution “. Jhiko Manyika - Jhikoman -TANZANIA Music Style: Band, Reggae His name will come frequently when you ask about the leading musicians in Tanzania. This will make you think Jhikoman is an Artist who is big and full of himself, WRONG His humility will get you won- der.