The Sidis of Gujarat are a tribal Sufi community of East African origin which came to India eight centuries ago and made India their home. They carried with them their exceptionally rich musical tradition and kept it alive and flourishing through the generations, unknown to the rest of the world.
A traditional occupation of African-Indian Sufis in Gujarat has been to perform sacred music and dance as wandering faquirs. Their native African music styles, lyrics and musical instruments have mingled with local influences to form this final symbolic representation of ‘African-Indian-ness’.
This is the core spirit of SAMOSA Festival and we are extremely excited to bring this powerful and integrated troupe to Kenya to perform for our audience and to work with our artists and youth.
For more information: http://samosafestival.org/#/sidi-goma-concert1/4567260007
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