New film celebrates Bi Kidude’s life

Bi Kidude during her lifetime. Picture taken by Muhidin Issa Michuzi.
More coverage of Bi Kidude by this blog CLICK HEREAward-winning UK film-maker Andy Jones will enter the final leg of a decade long journey when he brings a preview of his latest film to Durban International Film Festival in South Africa on 19th July. ‘I Shot Bi Kidude’ recounts the dramatic final months in the life of the world’s oldest singer, Zanzibar’s Bi Kidude who died last year at a reported age of 102. The film is yet...

Monday was a special day at ZIFF 2015, with a unique and memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony.

Stone Town, Zanzibar — A documentary on voluntary male circumcision (VMMC) in Tanzania premiered at the 2014 Zanzibar International Film Festival on Sunday. The short film showcased how Tanzania is successfully scaling up VMMC services, with the potential to avert more than 3 million future HIV infections in the country.  The film was funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Produced by...

 Monday was a special day at ZIFF 2015, with a unique and memorable day of film and music in perfect harmony. July 20th saw the screening of the Moussa Diallo biopic, Sound Tracks of Life Moussa Diallo – followed by a live performance from Moussa Diallo himself. The film screening was introduced by Diallo himself, and filmmaker Helle Toft, who elaborated on the personal yet universal themes in the film; reconciliation and forgiveness. Diallo’s story may be unique, having left Mali at age 17...

>It was a weekend of love with Valentine’s Day coming in handy, but just across the ocean in the Spice Islands the Sauti Za Busara festival had kicked off with a series of performances.

TAMASHA la kimataifa la muziki la Sauti za Busara ambalo linafahamika kama ‘Tamasha Rafiki’ mwaka huu linatarajiwa kumkumbuka msanii mkongwe Fatma Bint Baraka ‘Bi Kidude’. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari...