Albums by Mbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMMatamko Ya Viongozi WetuMbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMKazi Ndiyo MsingiMbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMZanzibara, Vol. 9 (Masika, un souffle frais de Tanzanie 1972-74)Mbaraka Mwinshehe & Orchestra Super Volcano
ALBUMUkumbusho, Vol. 11Mbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMUkumbusho, Vol. 13Mbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMMerry ChristmasMbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMMtaa Wa SabaMbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMShidaMbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMPesa No 1Mbaraka Mwinshehe
ALBUMPenzi Lako HatariMbaraka Mwinshehe
Artist Biography
The death of Tanzanian guitarist/bandleader Mbaraka Mwinshehe, following an automobile accident in 1979, resulted in the loss of one of the spearheads of East African dance music. Having established his reputation as a member of Morogoro Jazz, between 1964 and 1973, Mwinshehe continued to make his influence felt as the leader of his own band, Super Volcano, from 1973 until his untimely death six years later.
A self-taught guitarist, Mwinshehe played kwela music with Cuban Branch Jazz as a teenager. Studying singing with Salim Abdullah, a founding member of Morogoro Jazz who had gone on to form the Cuban Marimba Band, he continued to grow as a vocalist. Mwinshehe had yet to reach his creative apex when he died. In 2000, Dizim released the first of a promised series of reissues of Mwinshehe's music. ~ Craig Harris
Hometown
East Africa
Genre
Worldwide