Mlimani Park Orchestra and Super Maya Baikoko to Perform at Sauti za Busara

15-01-2013

Dar es Salaam’s muziki wa dansi masters Mlimani Park Orchestra will take their vibes to the 10th edition of Zanzibar’s Sauti za Busara Festival. Also – and on a big stage for the first time – talk-of-town Dar nightlife sensation Super Maya. Baikoko ngoma from the Digo villages around Tanga has recently become one of the most loved night entertainments around Dar es Salaam. Baikoko groups play in roadside bars, at weddings or being invited as an added attraction for modern taarab nights. The young man who started it all is Juma Hussein, also known as “Maya”.  read more ››

Jagwa Music Rocks Lac Genève

09-11-2012

Here’s a short review of Jagwa’s performance at Le Bourg. Lausanne last night …
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Jagwa Music’s European Tour

03-11-2012

Jagwa Music are in the midst of a short European tour …  read more ››

Jagwa Music’s First International Release to be out on Crammed Discs in May

Jagwa Music’s First International Release to be out on Crammed Discs in May.  read more ››

A HARD-HITTING PARTY: JAGWA MUSIC IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CATEGORY
A wildly syncopated rhythm section in sickly exorbitant high-speed interaction with a cheap Casio-keyboard spitting harmonic Esperanto. And a lead singer with the charm of a young Michael Jackson flanked by two absolutely out of hand/unruly dancers, just as dirty/bawdy and funny as acrobatic. Rarely has Cosmopol driven the energy level that high and merry.
[Ralf Christensen, Information, July 4, 2011, p. 15]

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