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The 11th Cigogo Music Festival (ngoma) July 26th through 29th, 2019 @ Chamwino Ikulu, Dodoma
The 11th Cigogo music festival will be held on 26th to 29th july 2019 at chamwino district in Dodoma Tanzania. As one of the leading tradition festival in Tanzania the festival is expected to promote the Tanzanian and African culture as always using Ngoma as […]
2018 Wagogo Music Festival
JULY 26-29, 2018 @ Chamwino Ikulu Village, Dodoma Over 60 groups will be performing this year. The good thing about this festival is not about sitting and watching is about participation for everybody. If you have any questions, kindly email us at admin@chamwinoarts.org
The 10th Wagogo Music Festival
Save the dates….. its 26 – 29, 2018 The joy of music
9th Chamwino Music Festival
Dates for the 9th Chamwino Music Festival are 21-23 July, 2017. This year’s theme is Fighting Corruption through the Arts, Kupiga vita rushwa kupitia sanaa. 70 groups have been selected to participate. Email admin@chamwinoarts.org for more information! Karibu Chamwino!
Projects, Programs, and Preparations
This month we’ve got lots going on here at the Chamwino Arts Center. Here’s a rundown of the projects and programs in progress here in Chamwino Ikulu. Earlier this year, our Director came into contact with a Seattle based group called Construction for Change (CfC). […]
Youth development and exchange in Europe and Africa
In 2013, the Chamwino Arts Center was approached with a proposal to participate in a project called Art for Social Change. Proposed by the Open Space Foundation in Sofia, Bulgaria this project cultivates young people in Uganda, Italy, Bulgaria and Tanzania through non-formal educational experiences […]
Arts Classes, Madarasa la sanaa
Although the Festival is still many months away, the CAC staff have not been idle these last few months. In November we hosted our first round of Arts Classes for children. For six weeks volunteer teachers taught drawing, games, and music, each one day a […]
The U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation
Last month the Chamwino Arts Center had the honor to submit an application to the American Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). In their own words, “The U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) supports the preservation of cultural sites, cultural objects, and forms of […]
Partnership
With warm gratitude and thanks, we appreciate every individual and organization that has sponsored the Chamwino Ngoma Festival in its eight year history. Without this support, the CNF would not happen. Some of our major partners have included St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Chamwino, everyone […]
22-24th July, 2016
Dates for the next Chamwino Ngoma Festival are 22-24th July, 2016. This year’s theme is Culture and Peace, Tamaduni na Amani. Now accepting applications for performing groups. Space is limited to 30 groups: 25 from the Chamwino area, and 5 from outside the Chamwino area. […]