Date: May 9, 2018
Venue: Alliance Francaise
Time: 6.30 pm
Entry: Free
About
Swahili Ally is a singer and kora player from Tanga, Tanzania. Born in a family of Digo musicians, Swahili Ally was coached by his grandparents and elders. He started performing with the Dar es Salaam based group of singers, dancers, musician, Lumumba Theatre Group, before joining the Dhow Music Academy in Zanzibar where he learnt to play the Kora, the iconic West African harp.He has since mastered this string instrument and fluently blends traditional Digo music with the unique sounds of the kora.
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