The Bagamoyo Arts and Cultural Institute (Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo, TaSUBa) is a semi-autonomous governmental organisation in

Bagamoyo Bagamoyo, is a historic coastal town founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much older (8th century) Swahili settlement, Kaole. It was chosen as the capital of German East Africa by the German colonial administra ...

, Tanzania, for training, research and consultancy services in arts and culture. It was established by

The United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

to ''"encourage the development of Tanzanian arts and Culture, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society"''.

History and current activities

TaSUBa was established in accordance with the Executive Agencies Act No. 30 of 1997 and Government Notice No. 220 of November 2007. The institute replaced the former ''Bagamoyo College of Arts'', established in 1981, in order to correspond better to the changing role of performing arts of Tanzania.Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoy
(retrieved April 23, 2015) According to Ndesumbuka Merinyo, contributor to the book “Art in Eastern Africa”, ''"students from different parts of Tanzania and abroad meet and receive training in various fields and genres of arts. Here the youth study fine arts, modeling, sculpture, braiding, traditional and modern music, modern dances and traditional dances from the tribes of Tanzania. They also learn stage arts and techniques, costumes and fashion design."'' Furthermore, the institute organizes the yearly ''Bagamoyo International Arts Festival'', which gives opportunity for performances for diverse audiences, for example schoolchildren, and promotes live interactions with other African or international artists. Prominent former artists and teachers of the institute were musician

Hukwe Zawose Hukwe Ubi Zawose (1938 or 1940, Dodoma, Tanganyika – December 30, 2003, Bagamoyo, Tanzania) was a prominent Tanzanian musician. He was a member of the Gogo ethnic group and played the ''ilimba'', a large lamellophone similar to the ''mbira'', ...

, as well as actors and dancers

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and Nkwabi Ng'hangasamala, the father of popular Tanzanian singer Nshoma.

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