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Vijana Jazz
Vijana Jazz Orchestra (also known as Vijana Jazz Band or simply Vijana Jazz) is a Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band that reached its peak of popularity in the 1980s. As with many other dansi bands of the times, it was sponsored by a government institution, namely the Umoja wa Vijana, i.e., the youth wing of Tanzania's ruling party Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) (renamed Chama cha Mapinduzi in 1977). History The band was founded in 1971 by John Ondoro Chacha. In 1978, the Tanzanian government passed a law that allowed bands to purchase foreign instruments (something that had previously been forbidden by the Baraza la Muziki la Taifa, a governative council responsible for the regulation of the music business). Vijana Jazz was one of the first bands to take on this opportunity, and in the 1980s it became extremely popular because of its innovative sound that made use of synthesizers and drum machines. Popular ''mitindo'' (styles) created by Vijana Jazz include ''sindimba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muziki Wa Dansi
Muziki wa dansi (in Swahili: "dance music"), or simply dansi, is a Tanzanian music genre, derivative of Congolese soukous. It is sometimes called Swahili jazz because most dansi lyrics are in Swahili, and "jazz" is an umbrella term used in Central and Eastern Africa to refer to soukous, highlife, and other dance music and big band genres. Muziki wa dansi can also be referred to as Tanzanian rumba, as "african rumba" is another name for soukous. Muziki wa dansi began in the 1930s in the Dar es Salaam area (where most dansi bands come from),and it is still popular in Tanzania, although new generations are more likely to listen to bongo flava or other forms of pop music. Notable dansi bands include DDC Mlimani Park, International Orchestra Safari Sound, Juwata Jazz, Maquis Original, Super Matimila, and Vijana Jazz. History In the first decades of the 20th century, soukous bands from Belgian Congo and French Congo were getting very popular across Eastern Africa. This craze br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umoja Wa Vijana
Umoja, the Swahili word for "unity", may refer to: *Umoja, the first of The Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba), celebrated and highlighted each day of the Kwanzaa holiday celebration *Umoja, Kenya, an all-female village founded on the principles of women's rights *'' Umoja: The Village Where Men Are Forbidden,'' a 2008 French documentary about Umoja, Kenya *Umoja, Nairobi, a suburb of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya *, a Lake Victoria ferry in East Africa *''Umoja'', a 60 class locomotive of the East African Railways *Operation Umoja Wetu, the name for the 2009 Eastern Congo offensive *Umoja Village, a former shanty town in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami, Florida * ''Umoja'', a music album released in 2006 by Dutch pop band Bløf *Umoja Party, a political party active in Washington, D.C. from 1994 to 2000 *Akinyele Umoja (born 1954), American educator and author *Umoja (software) Umoja, the Swahili word for "unity", may refer to: *Umoja, the first of The Seven Principles (Ng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanganyika African National Union
The Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) was the principal political party in the struggle for sovereignty in the East African state of Tanganyika (now Tanzania). The party was formed from the Tanganyika African Association by Julius Nyerere in July 1954 when he was teaching at St. Francis' College (which is now known as Pugu High School). From 1964 the party was called the Tanzania African National Union. In January 1977 the TANU merged with the ruling party in Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ..., the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), to form the current Revolutionary State Party or Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM). The policy of TANU was to build and maintain a socialist state aiming towards economic self-sufficiency and to eradicate corruption and exploitation, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ondoro Chacha
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baraza La Muziki La Taifa
Baraza la Muziki la Taifa (BAMUTA; Swahili for "National Music Council") was a national council created in 1974 by the government of the newly independent Tanzania. Its purpose was to regulate the music business in the country, in the context of a wider programme intended to create a solidified national identity. This, in turn, was a crucial element in Ujamaa, President Julius Nyerere's version of african socialism. Similar institutions were founded to rule over other aspects of the nation's culture, including the nationwide adoption of Swahili language (promoted by Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa) and the development of Tanzanian art (Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa) (BASATA). The overall idea was to build a new popular culture for the workers and peasants of the country, free from the heritage of colonialism and bourgeoisie culture. BAMUTA was responsible for the establishment of national music policies, which sought to control musical imports and issued disco and club licenses. BAMUTA cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synthesizer
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and frequency modulation synthesis. These sounds may be altered by components such as filters, which cut or boost frequencies; envelopes, which control articulation, or how notes begin and end; and low-frequency oscillators, which modulate parameters such as pitch, volume, or filter characteristics affecting timbre. Synthesizers are typically played with keyboards or controlled by sequencers, software or other instruments, and may be synchronized to other equipment via MIDI. Synthesizer-like instruments emerged in the United States in the mid-20th century with instruments such as the RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer, RCA Mark II, which was controlled with Punched card, punch cards and used hundreds of vacuum tubes. The Moog synthesizer, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamza Kalala
Hamza ( ar, همزة ') () is a letter in the Arabic alphabet, representing the glottal stop . Hamza is not one of the 28 "full" letters and owes its existence to historical inconsistencies in the standard writing system. It is derived from the Arabic letter ''ʿAyn'' (). In the Phoenician and Aramaic alphabets, from which the Arabic alphabet is descended, the glottal stop was expressed by ''alif'' (), continued by ''Alif'' ( ) in the Arabic alphabet. However, Alif was used to express both a glottal stop and also a long vowel . In order to indicate that a glottal stop is used, and not a mere vowel, it was added to Alif diacritically. In modern orthography, hamza may also appear on the line, under certain circumstances as though it were a full letter, independent of an Alif. Etymology ''Hamza'' is derived from the verb ' () meaning 'to prick, goad, drive' or 'to provide (a letter or word) with hamzah'. Hamzat al-waṣl ( ٱ ) The letter hamza () on its own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issa Chikupele
Issa or ISSA may refer to: Acronyms and abbreviations *Independent Schools Sports Association, now known as the Sports Association for Adelaide Schools * Information Systems Security Association * Instituto Superior de Secretariado y Administracion (ISSA), a center of the University of Navarra that trains elite management assistants *International Sailing Schools Association, an international association of sailing schools * International Securities Services Association, an association of securities services providers; see Borsa Istanbul * International Social Security Association, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland *International Sports Sciences Association, an international organization of fitness experts which certifies personal fitness trainers *International Strategic Studies Association * Interscholastic Sailing Association *Irish Seed Savers Association People * El-Issa family * Issa (clan), a Somali clan that mainly inhabits Djibouti *Issa (name), a given name and surna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manitu Musa
Manitou is a general term for spirit beings among many Algonquian Native American groups. Manitou or Manitu may also refer to: Geography * Manitou Passage, Lake Michigan, USA * Manitou, Manitoba, Canada * Manitou, Kentucky, USA * Manitou, North Dakota, USA * Manitou, Oklahoma, USA * Manitou Springs, Colorado * Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan * Manitou, New York, a place in Putnam County, New York, USA Other uses * Léon Ashkenazi, French Rabbi and thinker of the 20th century also known as "Manitou" * Manitou (Metro-North station), New York * ''The Manitou'', a 1978 American horror movie * S/Y ''Manitou'', John F. Kennedy's yacht * Manitou Group, a France-based manufacturer of fork lifts and other heavy equipment * Manitou, a subsidiary of Hayes Bicycle that designs and manufactures suspension and dropper sit posts for mountain bikes, before November 2006 Manitou was a sub brand of Answer Products * Manitou, a subsidiary of BRP that designs and manufactures luxury, perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
