ARUSHA, Tanzania – A large, yellow, wind-up, solar radio crackles as farmer Esther Mbwana tunes it into her favourite radio station. “I love the Fahari Yangu farmer program. I listen every week,” she says as she spins the dial and stops on 105.7…
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‘Fahari Yangu’: The Pride of Agricultural Radio in Tanzania
Tagged with: agricultural radio programming, agriculture, Arusha, Fahari Yangu, farm radio international, farming, FRW, international federation of organic agriculture movements, International Reporting Project, Irish Aid, Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, My Pride, Nambala village, Ngongare village, NYTimes, organic gardening, Poli village, radio, Radio 5, tanzania
Posted in Print
Posted in Print
#RightsMedia doc: In-studio with the Warriors. #reggae #music #Arusha #Tanzania
Part two of a documentary series on the Arusha-based afro-fusion, reggae band, Warriors from the East. In this part, Ras Magere speaks candidly in-studio about politics, activism and Tanzanian youth, set to a beat from a yet-to-be-released Warriors jam (featuring…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, activism, Africa, afro-fusion, Arusha, Chadema, Kilimanjaro, Kimandolu, music, politics, radio documentary, Ras Magere, reggae, tanzania, Tanzanian youth, unemployment, Warriors from the east
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
#RightsMedia doc: Warriors from the East. #afrofusion #music #Arusha #Tanzania
Part one of a documentary series on the Arusha-based afro-fusion, reggae band, Warriors from the East. Warriors were nominated for best reggae song at the 2013 Kilimanjaro Music Awards in Tanzania. In this part, I interview Ras Magere; a musician,…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, 2013 Kilimanjaro music awards, activist, Africa, afro-fusion, Arusha, community development, Kilimanjaro, Kimandolu, music, Ras Magere, reggae, tanzania, Warriors from the east, youth
Posted in Radio
Posted in Radio
#RightsMedia report: Indigenous #art and #culture in #Arusha
Located inside the historical Arusha Declaration Museum, near the Uhuru monument, there’s a small workspace for Tanzanian artists and students. The ACAA – Arts and Cultural Association of Arusha – provides studio and gallery space for indigenous artists from Arusha…
Tagged with: ACAA, Anna Kombe, art, Arts and Cultural Association of Arusha, Arusha, Chaga, culture, Culture Day, Emanuel Samson, Indigenous, Kilimanjaro, maasai, museum, radio, Seth Kenguru, tanzania, Uhuru monument
Posted in Photography, Radio
Posted in Photography, Radio
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