The Bagamoyo Arts and Cultural Institute (Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoyo, TaSUBa) is a semi-autonomous governmental organisation in Bagamoyo, Tanzania, for training, research and consultancy services in arts and culture. It was established by The United Republic of Tanzania to "encourage the development of Tanzanian arts and Culture, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and the moving image generally, and their impact on society".[citation needed]
| Abbreviation | TaSUBa |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Bagamoyo College of Arts |
| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Governmental organisation |
| Headquarters | Bagamoyo |
Region served | Tanzania |
Official languages | English and Kiswahili |
Principal | Dr. Herbert Francis Makoye |
Parent organization | Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports |
| Website | Institute website |
History and current activities
editTaSUBa was established in accordance with the Executive Agencies Act No. 30 of 1997 and Government Notice No. 220 of November 2007. The institute replaced the former Bagamoyo College of Arts, established in 1981, in order to correspond better to the changing role of performing arts of Tanzania.[1]
According to Ndesumbuka Merinyo, contributor to the book “Art in Eastern Africa”, "students from different parts of Tanzania and abroad meet and receive training in various fields and genres of arts. Here the youth study fine arts, modeling, sculpture, braiding, traditional and modern music, modern dances and traditional dances from the tribes of Tanzania. They also learn stage arts and techniques, costumes and fashion design."[2]
Furthermore, the institute organizes the yearly Bagamoyo International Arts Festival, which gives opportunity for performances for diverse audiences, for example schoolchildren, and promotes live interactions with other African or international artists.[3]
Prominent former artists and teachers of the institute were musician Hukwe Zawose, as well as actors and dancers John Mponda and Nkwabi Ng'hangasamala, the father of popular Tanzanian singer Nshoma.[4]
References
edit- ^ Taasisi ya Sanaa na Utamaduni Bagamoy Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (retrieved April 23, 2015)
- ^ Merinyo, Ndesumbuka. "Bagamoyo Festival". @GI_weltweit. Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Bagamoyo Festival Of Arts And Culture". Music In Africa. 2015-08-03. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
- ^ "Isack Peter Abeneko and Nshoma Nkwabi Nghangaamala". Archived from the original on 2021-02-14. Retrieved 2021-02-08.