Download or read book Performing Religion written by Gregory F. Barz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Performing Religion considers issues related to Tanzanian kwayas [KiSwahili, “choirs”], musical communities most often affiliated with Christian churches, and the music they make, known as nyimbo za kwaya [choir songs] or muziki wa kwaya [choir music]. The analytical approach adopted in this text focusing on the communities of kwaya is one frequently used in the fields of ethnomusicology, religious studies, culture studies, and philosophy for understanding diversified social processes-consciousness. By invoking consciousness an attempt is made to represent the ways seemingly disparate traditions coexist, thrive, and continue within contemporary kwaya performance. An East African kwaya is a community that gathers several times each week to define its spirituality musically. Members of kwayas come together to sing, to pray, to support individual members in times of need, and to both learn and pass along new and inherited faith traditions. Kwayas negotiate between multiple musical traditions or just as often they reject an inherited musical system while others may continue to engage musical repertoires from both Europe and Africa. Contemporary kwayas comfortably coexist in the urban musical soundscape of coastal Dar es Salaam along with jazz dance bands, taarab ensembles, ngoma performance groups, Hindi film music, rap, reggae, and the constant influx of recorded American and European popular musics. This ethnography calls into question terms frequently used to draw tight boundaries around the study of the arts in African expressive religious cultures. Such divisions of the arts present well-defended boundaries and borders that are not sufficient for understanding the change, adaptation, preservation, and integration that occur within a Tanzanian kwaya. Boundaries break down within the everyday performance of East African kwayas, such as Kwaya ya Upendo [“The Love Choir”] in Dar es Salaam, as repertoires, traditions, histories, and cultures interact within a performance of social identity.

Download or read book Kiswahili written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Colloquial Swahili written by Lutz Marten and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authentic, contemporary language Plenty of exercises Clear and concise grammar explanations Accompanied by audio material

Download or read book English Swahili Dictionary written by Willy Kirkeby and published by Global Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only is this the most comprehensive English-Swahili dictionary to date (about 60,000 entries) - it is also the first one to include phonetic transcription. It covers all major fields of interest. American pronunciation is shown in cases differing from standard British pronunciation. In addition the dictionary abounds in synonyms and suggested alternative translations. In other words, this is a book not only for looking up in, but also for learning from. Willy Kirkeby has taught at secondary schools in Norway, Germany and Tanzania, and has been compiling a comprehensive selection of dictionaries. These include English-Norewegian and Norwegian-English dictionaries in both comprehensive and smaller editions.

Download or read book Complete Swahili Beginner to Intermediate Course written by Joan Russell and published by Teach Yourself. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for a complete course in Swahili which takes you effortlessly from beginner to confident speaker? Whether you are starting from scratch, or are just out of practice, Complete Swahili will guarantee success! Now fully updated to make your language learning experience fun and interactive. You can still rely on the benefits of a top language teacher and our years of teaching experience, but now with added learning features within the course and online. The course is structured in thematic units and the emphasis is placed on communication, so that you effortlessly progress from introducing yourself and dealing with everyday situations, to using the phone and talking about work. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages: Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and interactive features: NOT GOT MUCH TIME? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. AUTHOR INSIGHTS Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. GRAMMAR TIPS Easy-to-follow building blocks to give you a clear understanding. USEFUL VOCABULARY Easy to find and learn, to build a solid foundation for speaking. DIALOGUES Read and listen to everyday dialogues to help you speak and understand fast. PRONUNCIATION Don't sound like a tourist! Perfect your pronunciation before you go. TEST YOURSELF Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGE Extra online articles at: www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of the culture and history of Swahili speakers. TRY THIS Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

Download or read book Innovation Ecosystems in Africa written by Olugbenga Adesida and published by Amalion Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-27 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation Ecosystems in Africa aims to deepen and broaden the visibility and interrogation of African innovation systems in practice by offering unique analysis of the emergence, growth and future prospects of endogenous innovation practices and lessons across the continent. The stories depict systemic innovations in a range of critical development areas from health and education to leadership and entrepreneurialism, and span from North to South, and East to West, covering more than a dozen different African cities and countries. In addition to sharing knowledge about exciting but rarely acknowledged cases of innovation in Africa, the book serves also as a work to inform policymakers and practitioners throughout Africa on how to learn from experiences towards developing more enabling innovation ecosystems to nurture creativity and solve the problems that we have. This book provides policymakers, business and opinion leaders both inspiration and useful policy takeaways that can guide strategies and support concrete measures to foster and speed up the pace of developmentally impactful innovation on the continent. Innovation Ecosystems in Africa builds upon the work of the African Innovation Summit (AIS), by further examining how the innovation systems environments in Africa function (or not) to address the most basic conditions of socio-economic and institutional development required on the continent. In this volume, learning case studies identified alongside the second Africa Innovation Summit (Kigali, June 2018) examine various sectoral exemplars and transversal dimensions to help inform insights about how policymakers and practitioners might develop more effective and impactful innovation-driven strategies, ecosystems and enterprises. This edited collection uses multi-country, cross-sectoral case studies to advance an empirically grounded, appreciative investigation of how innovation is being used to address fundamental development challenges on the continent, and how the African innovation ecosystems could be made more enabling into the future.

Download or read book 69 Short Swahili Stories for Beginners written by Adrian Gee and published by Adrian Gee. This book was released on 2024-09-22 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the World of Swahili with "69 Short Swahili Stories for Beginners"! Begin or continue your journey to mastering the Swahili language with our meticulously crafted collection. Specifically designed for A1/A2 level learners, this book offers a unique and engaging way to deepen your understanding of both the language and the rich Swahili culture. Why "69 Short Swahili Stories for Beginners" Should Be Your Go-To Language Tool: 1. Curated for Beginners: Each story is crafted to suit the needs of beginners, making complex concepts accessible and digestible. Perfect for A1/A2 level learners, this book ensures a smooth and enjoyable learning experience. 2. Immerse in Culture: Not only do you learn the language, but you also get a taste of the diverse and vibrant Swahili culture through stories that entertain, educate, and enlighten. 3. Vocabulary Building: Expand your vocabulary with over 1,000+ high-frequency words and phrases that are essential for daily conversations and beyond. Each story introduces new terms in context, enhancing your learning and retention. 4. Grasp Grammar Naturally: Witness grammar in action! The stories are structured to reinforce grammatical structures in a natural and intuitive way, helping you to grasp complex rules without the headache. 5. Practice Makes Perfect: Engage with interactive exercises designed to test your comprehension and cement your learning. With solutions provided, you can check your progress and understand areas for improvement. What Makes "69 Short Swahili Stories for Beginners" Stand Out? • Targeted Learning: Focus on A1/A2 level content that's tailored to build a strong foundation in the Swahili language, making it the perfect starting point for beginners. • Cultural Insights: Each story is a window into the Swahili way of life, offering you a deeper connection to the language through cultural context and understanding. • Effortless Learning: Our approach makes learning Swahili feel less like a chore and more like an adventure. Enjoy the process as you advance through each story, building confidence along your language journey. Unlock the Door to Swahili Language and Culture: "69 Short Swahili Stories for Beginners" is your companion in unlocking the richness of the Swahili language and immersing yourself in its culture. Whether you're a tourist planning a trip to Africa, a language enthusiast, or someone who wants to connect with Swahili heritage, this book is designed to make your learning journey both effective and enjoyable. Embark on your Swahili learning adventure with confidence. Pick up your copy of "69 Short Swahili Stories for Beginners" today and take a significant step towards fluency in Swahili!

Download or read book Reading Literacy in Relation to Patterns of Academic Achievement in Kenya written by John Odwar Agak and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Prosperity in Rural Africa written by Dan Brockington and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What does it mean to say that rural areas of Africa are poor? Many people insist that in rural African countries areas poverty is prevalent. This is either because the smallholder agricultural practices are unproductive or it is because economic policies have not protected and promoted African farming. But whether this deprivation is the fault of the peasant, or the government, both sides agree on the facts of rural poverty. However in both cases rural poverty is described using measures which make it hard, if not impossible, to capture new forms of wealth that rural people may be accruing. These new forms of wealth, which largely comprise productive assets, are especially important because they feature so prominently in rural people's own definitions of wealth. Using an unprecedented collection of longitudinal surveys, in which experienced researchers have revisited villages which they have known for decades, we track surprising increases in assets in diverse locations in Tanzania. These findings the result is a compilation which is fascinating in itself and important far understanding of rural economies development data and agricultural policy"--

Download or read book A History of African Popular Culture written by Karin Barber and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular culture in Africa is the product of everyday life: the unofficial, the non-canonical. And it is the dynamism of this culture that makes Africa what it is. In this book, Karin Barber offers a journey through the history of music, theatre, fiction, song, dance, poetry, and film from the seventeenth century to the present day. From satires created by those living in West African coastal towns in the era of the slave trade, to the poetry and fiction of townships and mine compounds in South Africa, and from today's East African streets where Swahili hip hop artists gather to the juggernaut of the Nollywood film industry, this book weaves together a wealth of sites and scenes of cultural production. In doing so, it provides an ideal text for students and researchers seeking to learn more about the diversity, specificity and vibrancy of popular cultural forms in African history.

Download or read book UKUFUMA KU KUSEMBULULWA KWA MUBILI NO KUYA KWISAMBILISHO LYA KULAPILA I written by Rev. Paul C. Jong and published by Hephzibah Publishing House. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IFILIMO ICIPANDWA 1 1. Shikulu Alitupokolola Ukufuma kwi Sonde Lino Ilibifi (Abena Galatiya 1:1-5) 2. Bushe Icitetekelo Cenu Tacaba Nge ca Bena Kusembululwa mu Nshila Imbi? (Abena Galatiya 1:1-5) 3. Shikulu Alitupokolola Mukupwililika kabili Limo Epela (Abena Galatiya 1:3-5) 4. Takwaba Imbilansuma Imbi Kano fye Imbilansuma ya Menshi no Mupashi (Abena Galatiya 1:6-10) 5. Abo Imitima Shabikwa Nga Babomfi ba kwa Lesa (Abena Galatiya 1:10-12) 6. Icitetekelo ca Mutumwa Paulo No Kusoka Kwakwe ku Bena Kusembululwa (Abena Galatiya 1:1-17) 7. Umweo wa Citetekelo ca Bukabaka bwa Malango Uleta fye Amatipo (Abena Galatiya 1:1-24) ICIPANDWA 2 1. Mulandu Nshi Umutumwa Paulo Asulile Bakabaka ba Malango? (Abena Galatiya 2:1-10) 2. Ubukankala bwa Citetekelo ca kwa Paulo (Abena Galatiya 2:20) 3. Kucitetekelo mu Mwana wa kwa Lesa, Bushe Twalifwa no Kubushiwa Pamo Nankwe? (Abena Galatiya 2:20) 4. Umuntu Talungamikilwa ku Kubombe Fisosa Amalango Kano ku Kutetekela Mu Mbilansuma ya Menshi no Mupashi (Abena Galatiya 2:11-21) 5. Twalungamikilwa Fye ku Citetekelo Icapwililika (Abena Galatiya 2:11-21) ICIPANDWA 3 1. Ikalileni Lyonse Umweo Wenu ku Citetekelo mu Mbilansuma ya Menshi no Mupashi (Abena Galatiya 3:1-11) 2. Bushe ni Lisa Elyo Ukubulilwa kwa Mitima Yesu Kufumishiwapo? (Abena Galatiya 3:23-29) 3. Nomba Tatulingile Ukuba Abena Citipu ca Malango Nakalya (Abena Galatiya 3:1-29) Isambilisho Lya Kulapila Lyalilinga Ukulenga Imwe Ukulwala Ubulwele bwa ku Mupashi. Abantu isonde lyonse baletiina utushishi twaba nga SARS, pa mulandu wa kuti kuti bafwa nga bakwata utushishi twa ifi utushimoneka. Ifyo fine, Abena Kristu muno nshiku abali mwi sonde lyonse balefwa mu mibili yabo ne mipashi mu kwambula isambilisho lya kulapila. Bushe ninani wingeshiba ukuti isambilisho lya kulapila lyalilubana sana? Bushe mwalishiba uwalengele Abena Kristu ukuwila mu cilindi ca cimfulunganya ica ku mupashi? Bena Kristu ababembu abene abapepa amapepo ya kulapila cila bushiku mu kuba abasangululwa ku membu shabo abene nelyo balelanda ukuti balitetekela muli Yesu Kristu nga Kapususha wabo. Eico, mulingile ukupokelela ukulekelelwa kwa membu pa kutetekela mu Cebo ca mbilansuma ya menshi no Mupashi iyo Lesa atupeele pa kutendeka. Tamufwile ukupusa ishuko lisuma ilya kufyalwa libili. Ifwe bonse tulingile ukutaluka mu nshila ya mfifi iya cimfulunganya ca ku mupashi pa kutetekela mu Cine ca mbilansuma ya menshi no Mupashi. Elyo, twingalolesha ku lubuuto ulwabengeshima ulwa Cine, ulwaishile ne mbilansuma ya menshi no Mupashi.

Download or read book Trade and Investment in East Africa written by Binyam Afewerk Demena and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a thorough understanding of the key policy debates on international trade and investment for development with a focus on the East African Community (EAC) to strengthen Member States’ capacity to develop policies to promote their exports’ competitiveness and diversification. Beyond Member States’, the book serves as a base for a deeper understanding of the challenges, opportunities and requirements of the intra-continental trade agreement which is now in sight with the ratification of the Tripartite (EAC-COMESA-SADC) Free Trade Area that is critical in addressing key constraints to trade in the African continent. Moreover, the lessons from this edited volume may also extend to the challenges and opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area. The book brings together a comprehensive overview and an evidence-based analysis that can be considered best practice in the region. The trade and investment policy analysis of constraints and opportunities aims to improve trade and competitiveness and covers macro- (economy-wide), meso- (sectoral) and micro- (firm or household) levels. This multi-level approach is crucial for understanding how current trade and investment policies limit competitiveness and diversification in order to identify more tangible policy action for overcoming such constraints. The individual contributors follow comprehensive applied empirical approaches, and each chapter generates knowledge needed to identify key challenges and opportunities focusing on research-led policy-relevant approaches that enable readers to better understand national, bilateral, and multilateral cooperation as well as policies for sustainable development in East Africa. The contributors know the EAC context very well as their engagement in policymaking goes beyond the context of the papers they are writing about. The individual chapters were developed as part of a research and capacity building programme under the aegis of ACP and EU that we implemented in 2020-2022. The research project well fits into the Frontiers in African Business Research series as we have many African contributors. The contributions matter to policymakers and academic circles. For students, the book serves as an excellent guide for understanding international trade and investment theories and gaining up-to-date knowledge on developments in the world economy and their effects on developing countries and SDGs. Trade policy researchers and students will be able to extend theories and empirical data to address new and emerging topics beyond the settings already covered in the book.

Download or read book Performance and Politics in Tanzania written by Laura Edmondson and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2007-07-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Performance and Politics in Tanzania, Laura Edmondson examines how politics, social values, and gender are expressed on stage. Now a disappearing tradition, Tanzanian popular theatre integrates comic sketches, acrobatics, melodrama, song, and dance to produce lively commentaries on what it means to be Tanzanian. These dynamic shows invite improvisation and spontaneous and raucous audience participation as they explore popular sentiments. Edmondson asserts that these performances overturn the boundary between official and popular art and offer a new way of thinking about African popular culture. She discusses how the blurring of state agendas and local desires presents a charged environment for the exploration of Tanzanian political and social realities: What is the meaning of democracy and who gets to define it? Who is in power, and how is power exposed or concealed? What is the role of tradition in a postsocialist state? How will the future of the nation be negotiated? This engaging book provides important insight into the complexity of popular forms of expression during a time of political and social change in East Africa.

Download or read book Sukuma Labor Songs from Western Tanzania written by Frank Gunderson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an interpretive analysis of a collection of 335 song texts treated as primary historical sources. The collection highlights the cultural practices that link music with labor in Sukuma communities in northwestern Tanzania. These linkages are evident in the music of the elephant, snake, and porcupine hunting associations that flourished in the precolonial epoch, in the nineteenth-century regional and long-distance porter associations, and in the farmer associations that have proliferated since the beginning of the twentieth century. Acting primarily as an interpretive editor, the author collaborated with several Tanzanian scholars and translators towards fine-tuning the translation of these texts into English, and gathered testimonies in order to create succinct interpretive statements about the songs. The African Music Section of the Society for Ethnomusicology is pleased to announce that the 2012 Kwabena Nketia Book Prize has been awarded to Frank Gunderson for his book, Sukuma Labor Songs from Western Tanzania: "We Never Sleep, We Dream of Farming, published by Brill in 2010. Grounded in nearly twenty years of ethnographic research, we congratulate Professor Gunderson for this excellent publication in African music studies

Download or read book Stray Truths written by Annmarie Drury and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stray Truths is a stirring introduction to the poetry of Euphrase Kezilahabi, one of Africa’s major living authors, published here for the first time in English. Born in 1944 on Ukerewe Island in Tanzania (then the Territory of Tanganyika), Kezilahabi came of age in the newly independent nation. His poetry confronts the task of postcolonial nation building and its conundrums, and explores personal loss in parallel with nationwide disappointments. Kezilahabi sparked controversy when he published his first poetry collection in 1974, introducing free verse into Swahili. His next two volumes of poetry (published in 1988 and 2008) confirmed his status as a pioneering and modernizing literary force. Stray Truths draws on each of those landmark collections, allowing readers to encounter the myriad forms and themes significant to this poet over a span of more than three decades. Even as these poems jettison the constraints of traditional Swahili forms, their use of metaphor connects them to traditional Swahili poetics, and their representational strategies link them to indigenous African arts more broadly. To date, translations of Swahili poetry have been focused on scholarly interpretations. This literary translation, in contrast, invites a wide audience of readers to appreciate the verbal art of this seminal modernist writer.

Download or read book Kenya National Assembly Official Record Hansard written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-11-09 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The official records of the proceedings of the Legislative Council of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, the House of Representatives of the Government of Kenya and the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya.

Download or read book Between Resistance and Expansion written by Peter Probst and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be it the vitality of African popular culture, the vitality of religious ideas or the vitality of artistic forms of expressions - invoking the notion of vitality has become a common practice in Africanist discourses. Most often, the purpose of invoking this notion is to emphasize the unexpected and astonishing power and strength of certain cultural fields in Africa. But what is really meant with the notion of local vitality beyond its metaphorical usage, beyond the underrated and unforeseen? The present volume brings together a number of essays exploring the answers to these questions from different perspectives and disciplines. Based upon an international conference on Local Vitality and the Globalization of the Local organized by the Humanities Collaborative Research Centre at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, the contributions discuss the various dimensions of vitality in the context of debates about identity and self-assertion, locality and appropriation, and rivalry and resista