Category: Arts and Sports
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Celebrities who influence and inspire youth in Tanzania
By Joffrey Kabobe – Art in Tanzania Internships 1. Diamond Platnumz Diamond Platnumz also known as SIMBA start his hustling of music in the street of Tandale- Dar es salaam. Diamond met with producer Bob Junior who introduce him to the music industry of Bongofleva by producing and recording the first hit song titled “Nenda…
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Boxing Day at Bahari Beach with Glory of Africa Orphanage
Swapping winter coats for t-shirts & shorts, wellies for flip-flops, and roast dinners for barbecues it’s safe to say Christmas 2017 has been unlike any other for me and spending Boxing Day at the beach with children from the Glory of Africa Orphanage has definitely been a highlight! The idea of a day trip to…
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Football with the Local Children
As well as their own projects, Art in Tanzania interns and volunteers can participate in different projects and activities throughout their stay. Nette, a student from Finland who is here conducting research for her thesis, is a big fan of football; luckily enough so are the local children! Barely even a 5 minute walk from the…
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Visit to the National Museum of Dar-es-Salaam
As projects take place Monday-Friday, interns and volunteers have the weekends for trips and other activities; such as visiting the National Museum of Dar es Salaam! Last Saturday, myself and two other interns took a trip to Dar city centre. Starting in Tegeta, the journey lasted about two hours due to connecting buses in Mbusho…
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Music Dance group “Sanaa Sana”
Hi! It’s Hikaru. I am one of internship students at the Dar es Salaam compound! This time I would like to introduce one of the music groups that works with Art in Tanzania, Sanaa Sana. They mainly perform overseas, but their main base is Dar es Salaam. The video from their studio are posted…
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Volunteers and staff from Art In Tanzania show off their football skills
Volunteers and staff from Art In Tanzania will this evening flex their muscles when they meet for a football match at Kondo grounds of Bahari beach. In the last encounters, the volunteers overpowered their hosts winning two of the three matches they have played…
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Wonder Workshop, where art meets innovation
When you pass between tens of little stores and boutiques selling imported shoes and clothes from Asia and all the pirated DVDs salesmen, you can find a true gem in the streets of Dar Es Salaam. Behind the red gates exists Wonder Workshop. This craft shop was founded in 2005 by Paul Joynson-Hicks and its…