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Maisha Music Tanzania

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Welcome to the world of Maisha Music. Maisha is Swahili and means Life. At Maisha Music we know that music is a very important part of a lot of peoples life and our aim is to make this part a bit more interesting.Maisha Music is a new Tanzanian label that releases contemporary electronic East African music. Maisha Music is run from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Our main market is the East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, but at Maisha Music we also believe that there is a European market for East African music of high quality. At Maisha Music we are very much aware of the fact that a lot of African music has a hard time breaking into the western commercial music industry, but we know that there are a lot of people in Europe that, if exposed to it, will listen to, enjoy and buy African music of a high standard.At Maisha Music we concentrate on contemporary electronic East African music within the styles of pop, reggae, dancehall, hip-hop and chill out/lounge. We combine beautiful African melodies, voices, traditional instruments, rhymes and lyrics with a more western electronic soundscape. We take the best of different cultural and musical backgrounds and combine them into a new appealing sound.At the moment Maisha Music is working on our next release "Maisha Lounge Vol. 1". This album will be out later this year.....


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Member Since: 18/11/2007
Band Website: maishamusic.com
Band Members: All vocals recorded at 41 Recordz, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. All songs produced, arranged, recorded and mixed by Jakob Poll. Featuring musicians: Nakaaya: Vocal on Yaya. Norman: Guitar on Yaya. Msafiri Zawose: Chilimba on Yaya. Kauzeni: Percussion on Nuru Nyikani Abigail Holman: Violin on Usingizi. Niels Grønlykke: Guitar on Ujio Mpya.
Influences: Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Daladala Soundz, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Powderdust, Carlinhos Brown, Marisa Monte, Sling Ting, Miriam Makepa, Jeg Hedder Da Ikke Anders, Beatles, Bafo Do Mundo, SNAP!, Miles Davis, Duke Of Box, Sting, Police, Ferdy, Goethe Fur Kinder, Beenie Man, Pension Elektra, The Streets, M.I.A., Veneno, Lee Hazelwood, A Joint or two..., Arne B og Skampletterne, Pink Floyd, Bebel Gilberto, yes, a bit skizo, but all very very nice music...
Sounds Like: A sunny beach on a saturday aftenoon with a cold drink...
Record Label: Maisha Music
Type of Label: Indie

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--- Maisha Music Newsletter April 2009 ---

Maisha Music Newsletter April 2009 - Swahili version below Ashimba Album NURU NYIKANI For Sale Ashimbas debut album Nuru Nyikani is now for sale in various locations in Dar es Salaam, Ba...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:28:00 GMT

--- Maisha Music Newsletter Oct 2008 ---

Maisha Music NewsletterWelcome to the world of Maisha Music. Maisha is Swahili and means Life. Maisha Music is a new Danish label that releases urban electronic East African music. At Maisha Music we ...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:50:00 GMT