Nakaaya Sumari: 'The truth always hurts' (interview)

In this interview the Tanzanian singer Nakaaya Sumari explains why she sings about corruption, inefficiency and discrimination in her hit song 'Mr Politician'. She talks about 'the inconvenience of truth', and also about musicians self-censorship, and the strong role which music plays as a tool for communication in East Africa.

Read more, including a transcribtion of the interview, on: http://www.freemuse.org/sw31231.asp

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Nakaaya Sumari
• African music
• music censorship
• power of music
• self-censorship
• music and politics
• Mr Politician

[DAVIS4794]

acha kuji shauwa ww una llte la maana ungekuwa na maana usinge kubali penzi la kushea

[DAVIS4794]

ss nakaaya una jisikia vp kuingilia mapenzi ya watu una kasoro gani ww

[lovetanzanite]

sema dada semaaa...

[kwamehmathu]

keep it up girl..Africa needs people like you..