Planet Afropop March 19, 2024
Planet Afropop: Singeli Jumps and Rumba Swings in Tanzania!
Tanzanian music veteran John Kitime guides the Planet Afropop team through highlights of singeli and Swahili rumba in 2024.
<p><em>Afropop Worldwide</em> took 24 adventurous listeners to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, and Zanzibar in February. In this episode, Dar music veteran and aficionado John Kitime takes us through highlights, including the frenetic and risqué <em>singeli</em> music-and-dance craze currently electrifying the country. We also get Kitime's unique insider perspective, and some deep history, on Swahili rumba, still going strong in Dar Es Salaam nightclubs. <br><br></p>
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