How Tanzanian state-sponsored band, Nuta Jazz and its mutations gave East African music unmistakable tone and tenor
Nuta Jazz Band may not have documented albums in the modern commercial sense the way today’s artists release studio projects, but the band produced a rich catalogue of classic muziki wa dansi songs that circulated widely on vinyl records, radio broadcasts, live recordings and compilations across East Africa during the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
Why Tanzania’s evergreen Orchestra DDC Mlimani Park’s will outlive thuggish Genge and Bongo Flava music genres
Juwata was owned by the state and the musicians earned salaries to promote ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) ujamaa (socialism) ideologies.
