19 April (tonight!!) - 'I Shot Bi Kidude / Kifo cha Bi Kidude', is a feature length documentary by Andy Jones, commemorating the third anniversary of the legendary taarab singer Bi Kidude's passing. May she rest in power! The film explores the strange circumstances surrounded the last year of her life, and reveals the complicated truth behind some of the well-known controversies.
The film showed over the weekend in Zanzibar, and has already garnered some interesting press so far. Read the following stories for more info about the film!
From the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03rcjrn
From the East African: http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/I-shot-Bi-Kidude-film-coming-to-Zanzibar-/-/434746/3161112/-/3ikh2az/-/index.html
From Mtanzania: http://mtanzania.co.tz/?p=13185
From the trans-african.com: https://trans-african.com/2016/04/15/this-image-of-bi-kidude/
- 27 April – Lute Mwakisopile's exhibition 'Life Goes On' at Oasis Cafe will be up until 27 April. We hope you will stop by to see his colorful mixed media works that center on city life in Dar es Salaam. Lute will be followed by an exhibition of Mohamed Jafry, curated by Nafasi artist Gadi Ramadhani. The exhibition, titled 'Jana na Leo' will be up til 11 May.
- 28 April - Jan Van Esch and Ebony Verbond's 'In Wonderland' will open at Alliance Francaise. Their work will invite you to venture into new and fantastical realities -- you don't want to miss it!
- 30 April - we will present a special edition of Chap Chap in partnership with CEFA for the final event of the "Art Against Poverty" project. "Meet the Artists" will give audiences the chance to see the culmination of 24 months of creativity from more than 100 artists from Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. The artists include musicians, dancers, acrobats, clowns, and visual artists. Their portraits will be exhibited in an installation called "Dreams and Selfies." The event starts at 17.00 and is free and open to the public. For more information, you can email cefatanzania@gmail.com and info@nafasiartspace.org