AfricaPress-Tanzania: FAMOUS Tanzanian musician, Mwinjuma Muumin, has formed a new dance music band, known as ‘ Special Band’, which has already composed a track, known as ‘Fenesi’.
Muumin revealed in Dar es Salaam on Thursday the track gears towards making the troupe’s presence known to domestic music lovers.
The veteran musician said the troupe will complete its first album prior to June this year and the troupe will later begin staging shows.
“Apart from the track ‘Fenesi’, we have comleted other songs, ‘Yatima Mzee’ and ‘Mwanangu’,” Muumin noted.
He noted: ”We are expected to record several other songs, they are, among others, ‘Kwa Mpangarange Sihami’, ‘Vumbi la Congo’ and ‘Jibwa la Kizungu’.”
According to the musician, he and fellow troupe members have targeted to record two tracks every month in an effort to see to it the troupe has a lot of tracks as it prepares to begin staging shows.
He stated Special Band is keeping on roping in artistes with a view to having a complete list of musicians before June.
He pointed out he believes the troupe will be a force to reckon with in dance music in the country.
He was adamant after working for several troupes, he is now sure he will be contented with putting his talent to use with the troupe.
Muumin mentioned some of artistes forming Special Band as veteran soloist, Rashid Sumuni, female vocalist, Salma Mjukuu, and several others that have yet to rise to prominence in the industry.
He stated the troupe uses a style known as ‘Tamtam’ and it will be based at Ikweta Grill hall, located at Mtoni kwa Aziz Ally in Dar es Salaam.
He disclosed the troupe’s artistes regularly meet at the hall to set up strategies for seeing to it the troupe achieves success