Ugandan musician to perform in Dar

The free entrance indoor concert is organised with the purpose of promoting jazz and soul music in Tanzania as the embassy targets to organise similar events for the rest of the East African countries.

Addressing the press in the city yesterday, Cecille Frobert, the embassy's Head of Development Cooperation and Cultural Affairs, stated that the Ugandan jazz singer is an award winner of the Best Artiste out of Africa and Caribbean presented by the French Institut Francaise in Paris in 2017.

“Sandra is a jazz and soul singer who has collaborated with numerous French artistes and music producers. The French embassy is proud to have invited her to come and perform in Tanzania and she will continue to lead a program for supporting culture in Tanzania and contribute locally to the goal of building a new unprecedented relationship between the African continent and France in the field of culture,” Cecille added.

Moreover, she said that France's Embassy in Tanzania is targeting to support female artists across Africa to spearhead the spirit of gender equality through arts.

“President Emmanuel Macron spearheads this commitment through the feminist foreign policy. France is advocating gender equality in international forums, leads programs for the emancipation of women and supports especially feminist activists around the world such as Sandra,” she added.

Sandra revealed that jazz and soul music fans should expect a great show as she will be performing with live instruments.

She stated: “I would like to assure all jazz and soul music fans that their day for enjoyment has finally come so let them come and have fun. I am calling upon underground female artistes to work hard for their talents and get them blown to the world.''

She disclosed: ''Jazz and soul music has not grown to the required level in the region, so, the embassy deserves kudos for its initiatives that are intended at making this kind of music popular in the region.”...read more on https://epaper.ippmedia.com