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| One of the Pioneers of Bagamoyo Arts and Cultural Festivals, former Principal of TASUBA Mr. Rashidi Masimbi performing the opening ceremony of the 34th Festivals at Bagamoyo. |
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| Chief Guest Mr. Rashidi Masimbi flanked by Chairman of the Board of TASUBA Mr. Gonche Materego (right) and Director of Department of Culture Development from the Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports Mr. Hermen Mwansoko watching a cultural stage event. |
34TH
BAGAMOYO FESTIVAL OF ARTS & CULTURE
ONE WEEK OF ARTS
AND CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT
20TH
TO 27TH SEPTEMBER AT TASUBA, BAGAMOYO
The Bagamoyo Festival of Arts & Culture
now running in the 34th year since it was started at this historical
coastal town has improved by leaps and
bound. The festival is not only entertaining the public but is also involved in
promoting the arts and culture.
The
right person who took the limelight as the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony
was the first Director of TASUBA, Mr. Rashidi Masimbi who had taken the lead
role in organizing the first such festival almost three decades ago. He had
every right to look proud and satisfied at the achievement the festivals had
reached.
This
festival attracted 59 local arts, cultural, NGOs and business enterprises. It
also has some sort of international flavor with participation of two arts/culture groups from neighbour Kenya,
Zimbabwe, Congo, Namibia and South Africa. South Korea was also listed among
the foreign participants but was not confirmed at the site.
There
is every night stage performance of cultural dances, heart-throbbing circus
performers, live musical performances and many variety of performances by arts
and culture groups. The gates for viewing the events on the stage open at 8.00pm
and goes on to midnight. A very small amount of entrance fee is charged.
The
commercial activities of sales of variety of
kitenge and khanga clothes, local makonde carvings, tingatinga
paintings, herbal-made cream are conducted in the morning hours. This year, the
commercial activities are carried out in the spacious hall indoors in
comparison to the previous years which were kept in open ground.
The
public has the opportunity to choose a variety of food and drinks
STORY BY ABDUL HAI
BAGAMOYO NEWS
SOME PICTURES FROM
TASUBA INFORMATION DEPT.
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