Åben scene i Arusha
In the month of September I was traveling around in Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya between different festivals. Here is another story from Arusha, After Arusha I visited Nairobi and Kampala. In between the festivals I had time for at small round-about to Singida and Morogoro. The countryside in Tanzania always remind me of my time in Northern Mexico. The voyage was made possible by blue collar jobs in Denmark and private sponsors within the family. I Arusha møder jeg Saving Underground Artists (SUA). De driver en velorganiseret Open Mic i byen. Deres udgangspunkt er hiphop, men scenen inkluderer også rap, poesi, dans og visuel kunst. Det er en tidlig lørdag aften i Arusha. Jeg mødes med Biggie og hans kolleger fra Saving Undergrund Artist på en mørk bar i byens udkant, hvor der ofte er live musik. Udover den månedlige åbne scene er de også involveret i Arusha African Film Festival (AAFF) og Jambo Festival . Biggie indleder med at fortælle, at de meget hurtigt indså, at en helt ...