John Kitime – Listening Session

In the organizer's words:

John Kitime has been a passionate chronicler of Tanzanian music culture for over 50 years. In a specially conceived listening session, he guides us through the history of Tanzania and makes it audible and tangible. As a member of some of Tanzania's best-known bands, such as Orchestra Mambo Bado, Orchestra Makassy, Tancut Almasi Orchestra, Vijana Jazz and the Kilimanjaro Band, he has toured India, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Senegal, the United States and Europe.

In his Music Lecture he plays hits and rarities from his unique archive and tells all the stories hidden behind record covers, demo tapes and vinyl rarities - from the years of the independence struggle, through the formative period of Ujama socialism to the present day, accentuated with his own anecdotes, tour photos and other totems of a long musical life.

As a member of the contemporary art center NAFASI,Kitime has built up an extensive archive that also serves as a research platform and source of inspiration for young musicians. He tirelessly travels the country to catalog, digitize and make accessible supposedly lost recordings. Every Sunday evening, he presents finds and rediscoveries in his radio program, which lasts several hours.

- free of charge, no ticket required

- Language: English

- Location: Mechanical arena in the foyer

- Belongs to: History(ies) of Tanzania