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Kasheshi Makena & The Bhutula Band (TZ/FIN)
The band is based in Finland. It was founded in Århus, Denmark in 2015.
It is an 8-piece band, with members from Tanzania, Finland, England, and Ireland.
A new beginning for Tanzanian musician, dancer, and composer Kasheshi Makena, who brings together a unique combination of musicians performing new music inspired by his homeland's musical heritage. This is dance music that the body will always want to move to. It is an Afro-Funk, Afrobeat music rooted in Tanzanian traditional rhythms with blues lyrical lines.
All the music is written by lead vocalist and instrumentalist Kasheshi Makena, and he uses collaborative techniques to arrange some other pieces with the band.
"We share our similarities and differences, and that is the thing that makes us sound special, unique, and groovy," says Makena. "We are all connected through music," he continues.
The band first appeared on stage in 2015 in Århus, Denmark, with Jo Beyer on the drum kit and Merzi Rajala on rhythm guitar. In 2016, the band was reformed in Finland and performed at the 2016 Global Fest at the Sibelius Academy.
Bhutula is a word derived from the Sumbwa language, which means fire.
Band members:
Arja Paju - FIN, E/bass, vocals
Carolyn Goodwin - IE, S/A sax, vocals
Ilkka Arola - FIN, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Kasheshi Makena - TZ, vocals, electro a/gtr, bamboo flute, marimba, trombone
Tero Bombero - FIN, Percussions, vocals
Topi Korhonen - FIN, electro a/gtr, vocals, trumpet, mbira, mandolin
Timo Kiprianoff - FIN, E/guitar
Stefano Ancora - UK, Ethnic kit
Kasheshi Makena & The Bhutula Band (TZ/FIN)
The band is based in Finland. It was founded in Århus, Denmark in 2015.
It is an 8-piece band, with members from Tanzania, Finland, England, and Ireland.
A new beginning for Tanzanian musician, dancer, and composer Kasheshi Makena, who brings together a unique combination of musicians performing new music inspired by his homeland's musical heritage. This is dance music that the body will always want to move to. It is an Afro-Funk, Afrobeat music rooted in Tanzanian traditional rhythms with blues lyrical lines.
All the music is written by lead vocalist and instrumentalist Kasheshi Makena, and he uses collaborative techniques to arrange some other pieces with the band.
"We share our similarities and differences, and that is the thing that makes us sound special, unique, and groovy," says Makena. "We are all connected through music," he continues.
The band first appeared on stage in 2015 in Århus, Denmark, with Jo Beyer on the drum kit and Merzi Rajala on rhythm guitar. In 2016, the band was reformed in Finland and performed at the 2016 Global Fest at the Sibelius Academy.
Bhutula is a word derived from the Sumbwa language, which means fire.
Band members:
Arja Paju - FIN, E/bass, vocals
Carolyn Goodwin - IE, S/A sax, vocals
Ilkka Arola - FIN, trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
Kasheshi Makena - TZ, vocals, electro a/gtr, bamboo flute, marimba, trombone
Tero Bombero - FIN, Percussions, vocals
Topi Korhonen - FIN, electro a/gtr, vocals, trumpet, mbira, mandolin
Timo Kiprianoff - FIN, E/guitar
Stefano Ancora - UK, Ethnic kit
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