Ndala Kasheba
A veteran of the East African music scene, Ndala Kasheba has been an important musical force in Tanzania since the 1970's when he first immigrated to Dar Es Salaam from the Congo. He is known as one of the greatest African guitarists, appointed the title "Maestro" by his fans. Ndala Kasheba's music bears the stamp of his Congolese roots. With his booming tenor voice and big band ambiance, one inevitably thinks of Franco in his prime. But Kasheba has a number of distinguishing qualities in his Swahili rumba sound, most notably his use of an electrified, 12-string acoustic guitar, which he overdubs to create a gorgeous, chiming ambiance. He sucessfully toured with his own group "Zaita Musica" to Europe in 1991 and has continuosly performs as a solo guitarist as well as with his colleagues - Nguza Viking, King Kiki, Kassongo Mpinda Clayton, Kibambe Rhamadhan, Delphin Mununga, and others on multiple nights a week in various Dar es Salaam clubs.