Mshega mbaraka mwinshehe biography
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Mbaraka, the icon who never peaked
There are several events that happened in early 1979 that will forever remain in the history of Tanzania.
As the Tanzanian People’s Defence Forces (TPDF) battled an invading army in Kagera in the war which climaxed with the toppling of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin ‘Dada’, something else had happened in neighbouring Kenya.
In the late hours of January 12, news on Radio Tanzania Dar es Salaam (RTD) announced the death of music icon Mbaraka Mwinshehe Mwaruka, following a road accident.
This was a loss of an artiste that many thought was spearheading East Africa’s dance music at the time,and who was yet to reach the creative apex of his career.
Mshega mbaraka mwinshehe biography
A self-taught guitarist, Mwinshehe played Kwela music with Cuban Branch Jazz as a teenager.
Studying singing with Salim Abdallah, a founding member of Morogoro Jazz who had gone on to form the Cuban Marimba Band, he continued to grow as a vocalist.
Mwinshehe established his reputation as