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.
Because she’s Black: Why first Black woman to sing for four American presidents died in penury, buried in unmarked grave
Everywhere she went, critics raved. The Washington Post described her voice as “clear and bell-like… Her low notes are rich and sensuous with a tropical quality. The compass and quality of her registers surpass the usual limitations and seem to combine the height and depth of both soprano and contralto.”
