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Jagwa Music takes the street vibe of Dar es Salaam to the big stage

Jagwa Music just completed a short European tour which took them to the Roskilde Festival (DK) and TFF Rudolstadt (D) among others. Successfully transforming the vibe of their Dar es Salaam street performances to the big stage singer Jackie Kazimoto and crew transformed Roskilde’s Cosmopol tent into crazy party that lasted until the curfew at 4 am.

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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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Jagwa Music at Roskilde Festival 2011 on Flickr ››

Jagwa Music at TFF Rudolstadt 2011 on Flickr ››

« Suddenly, we are all swept up in something so frantic it’s difficult to know whether to run or get pummeled into the sand. It’s like walking into a monsoon. This is possibly the most outrageously thrilling spectacle in Africa today. » [MOJO Magazine]
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