Music Production Workshop
2019-02-05 10:00 - 19:00 (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam) | DCMA, Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA), Old Customs House, Mizingani Rd, Stone Town, ZANZIBAR, Tanzania, United Republic of
Performance coaching & Music Production at Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA)
British Council Tanzania #EastAfricaArts is bring together an explosive mix of UK electronic producers Thomas Excell and Oliver Barton-Wood on Song writing composition, Performance coaching & Music Production at Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA)
For More Info & to apply please call
+255 777 416 529
Email: admin@zanzibarmusic.org
Application close on 1st February
This workshop is open only for 18 – 35 years old.
BOOKING REQUIRED

Artist Hangout w/ Steve Mchomvu
2019-02-13 16:30 - 17:30
Join us for an evening with our current Artist in Residence Steve Mchomvu, who has built up a strong online following through his ultra-realist pencil and charcoal drawings. Catch up with Steve about art, life and a preview of what he planned for his month here at Nafasi. Refreshments will be served, Entry is free.
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Ungana nasi tukikaribisha msanii Steve Mchomvu, akiwa anaanza kambi ya mwezi mmoja hapa Nafasi. Steve, akijulikana kama Mchomvu Artisteve, amejenga ufuasi mkubwa ndani ya mda mfupi kwa michoro halisi ya penseli na mkaa. Karibu upatane na Steve juu ya sanaa, maisha na kuskia yote aliopanga kwa mwezi wake hapa Nafasi. Vitafunio na vinyaji vitapatikana na hakuna kiingilio,

Women's Day Artist Hangout
2019-02-28 16:30 - 17:30 | China Cultural Centre, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
End February in style by hanging out with Safina Kimbokota and the artists she’s gathered for a special women’s day exhibition at the China Cultural Center on 8th March. Join our Women’s day Hangout on Thursday Feb 28 at 4.30pm. Entry is free.
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Maliza mwezi vizuri kwa kuungana na Safina Kimbokota pamoja na kundi la wasanii wakike wataohusika na onyesho ya siku maalum ya wanawake pale China Cultural Center tarehe 8 Machi. Njoo uskie kuhusu onyesho hilo na mengine mengi yaliopangwa na kundi hili mbeleni. Karibu Women’s Day Hangout Alhamisi Februari 28 saa 10.30 jioni. Hakuna kiingilio.

Chap Chap Charcoal Art with Steve Mchomvu
2019-03-02 15:00 - 17:00
Our next Chap Chap will be all about the beauty of black and white! Join artist and Nafasi Art in resident for February and learn how to use tone, shading, and grading to make stunning charcoal art. Entry is free.

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Kazi maalum ya Chap Chap ijayo itakuwa kupatanisha nyeusi na nyeupe. Ungana na msanii Steve Mchomvu, maarufu mtandaoni kama Mchomvu Artisteve, na jifunze jinsi ya kutumia mbiniumbali mbali kutengeneza michoro mikali. Iwe kwa kuunda zawadi au kuringishia marafiki tu. Pata ujuzi wa kutengeneza sanaa nzuri chap chap. Hakuna kiingilio.

Hangout with Kresiah Mukwazhi and Flora Robinson
2019-03-07 16:30 - 17:30
Nafasi is proud to welcome two more exciting artist in residents whose work challenges, educates, provokes and fascinates in equal measure. After training as a photographer, Kresiah Mukwazhi (ZIM) now has a fast growing reputation for her original and striking art installations. While UK based French artist Flora Robinson uses small, accumulated fragments to piece together constant portraits of life. Join both of these artists, along with those from Nafasi’s community for an Artist Hangout on 7 March. Entry is free.

Experimental Photography with Kresiah Mukwazhi
2019-03-11 10:00 - 2019-03-14 16:00
In the age of mass photography what sets apart the true artist? In the time of social media what makes an image worthwhile? How do you make ideas happen and explore outer thoughts?
Artist Kresiah Mukwazhi from Zimbabwe invites you to experiment, compose, curate and style images in order find and create meaningful moments on camera. Join her free workshop by sending an email and letter of motivation to jesse@nafasiartspace.org. Classes will take place 11-14 March. 10am – 4pm. Lunch will be provided.

'Stolen Souls' Filamu Night
2019-03-12 17:30 - 22:00
‘Stolen Souls’ Filamu Night
Come All to enjoy Tanzanian Film experience with red carpet, screening and dialogue with the crew.
This March bringing to you, An Award winning Film with International Standards featuring Tanzanian Actors and Actresses such as:
Susan Lewis (Natasha), Shirazi Ngassa, Erano Enock, Jamal Mbanga, Issa Mbura, Aisha Hakim, Joyce Kalinga, Mariam Rashid and Aneth Mollel,

Written, Produced and Directed by: Issa Mbura
Executive Producers: Issa Mbura, Jamal Mbanga.
12th March 2019 | 1930hrs | @Nafasi Arts Space
ENTRY IS FREE, COME ALL!
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Filamu yenye viwango vya kimataifa iliyoshirikisha wasanii wazuri toka Tanzania Kama vile
Starring: Susan Lewis (Natasha), Shirazi Ngassa, Erano Enock, Jamal Mbanga, Issa Mbura, Aisha Hakim, Joyce Kalinga, Mariam Rashid and Aneth Mollel,

Written, Produced and Directed by: Issa Mbura
Executive Producers: Issa Mbura, Jamal Mbanga.
Logline: Rashidi “Chidi” (Shirazi Ngassa), ni mhitimu wa chuo kikuu aliyekosa ajira. Anakutana na rafiki yake wa enzi Mashaka “Shaka” (Erano Erick) na kuomba kujiunga nae katika kundi lake la wizi na unyang’anyi kwa kutumia silaha. Ni muda tu kabla ya tamaa, usaliti, misingi ya kifamilia na uhalisia wao kuwasambaratisha.
*SIKU*: Jumanne Tar 12.3. 2019. *Muda* :Saa moja na nusu Usiku
Karibu Tuongee, tujadili na tujifunze kupitia filamu za Kitanzania.
PLEASE SHARE KWA WADAU KUSUPPORT MOVEMENTS
HAKUNA KIINGILIO. KARIBUNI WOTE

Artist Hangout w/ the MakeFactory
2019-03-14 16:30 - 17:30 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
The MakeFactory on tour is an art project that creates cultural movement on the spot, for and with the environment. Come hangout with them and find our more about their adventures and activism through art.

OPEN STUDIO: Steve Mchomvu
2019-03-14 17:00 - 19:00
Inspired by Arinze Stanley and Chiamonwu Joy Steve Mchomvu is a young artist from Dar-es-salaam whose developed a strong online following through is his ultra-realist pencil and charcoal drawings. The Nafasi community invites you to join Steve for his end of residency Artist Studio where he will be showcasing all that has been creating during his time at Nafasi Art Space.
Thursday 14th March
5-7 pm
ENTRY IS FREE

Hangout with Ngaira Mandara & East Africa Soul Train
2019-03-21 16:30 - 17:30 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Meet Artist in Residency Ngaira Mandara, a Tanzanian multi-disciplinarian creative artist versed in visual arts, illustration and animation who will have a Hangout with The East African Soul Train (E.A.S.T), an annual traveling residency that brings together artists and passengers on a journey of self while traveling on the historic Kenya-Uganda railway tracks.

How Did We Get Here?
2019-03-30 17:30 - 2019-04-27 17:30
How do our past decisions effect our present realities? how have political systems influenced our current societal context? what is the bridge between who you were and who you are now?
Life is a journey; we invite artists to explore the various ways in which we evolve, learn and become. Be it from the effects of colonization or your own personal metamorphosis. we want to know: how did you get here?
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Njoni tujiangalie. Tuchunguze naamna maamuzi ya awali yamechangia hali ya sasa? Tu jadili ushawishi wa mifumo ya kisiasa katika jamii za sasa? Tujikite, kwenye sanaa zenye upeo wa fikra, hoja, na ufanisi, katika daraja zote zilziotifikisha hapa kibinasfasi, kijamii na kitaifa.
Je, kuna sumu katika ya misingi ya maisha ya kila siku, na pia nyendo zipi zinalinda tamaduni, utu na heshima katika kasi ya kufukuza maendeleo. Maisha ni safari. Na tunawahimiza wasanii wa aina zote kuchuguza yale yote -meema na mabaya– yaliyotuingia hadi sasa.
Hivvo tuonyeshe, kwa kutumia vipaji vya kuchora, kuunda, kuchora na kutunga na utuambie –HOW DID WE GET HERE? TUMEFIKAJE

Asili ni tamu festival
2019-03-30 19:30 - 23:30 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Shine Dance Company welcomes you to the first edition of Asili ni Tamu Festival.
A festival that celebrates the traditional dance of Tanzania. The day will start with workshops open to all. In the evening more than 50 performers will set the stage on fire!!!
https://www.facebook.com/444602259220792/videos/806470676367280/
Presented by Shine Dance Company this festival aims to give a space for young Tanzanian dancers to present their work and to preserve the traditional dance scene in Tanzania.
The festival also aims to contribute to the growth of the Tanzanian dance industry.
Asili ni tamu festival
March 30, 2019
@Nafasi art space
Mikocheni B, Dar es Salaam
Show starts at 7:30 pm
Workshop at 12:00 pm
For more information, please contact shinedancetz@gmail.com

A creative celebration of Nordic Week
2019-04-06 15:00 - 19:00 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Join us for a family friendly afternoon of art to celebrate Nordic Week and a sustainable future together. There will be a dance performance by Muda Africa, an interactive workshop guided by artists with the means of using recycled materials creatively, the exhibition “How did we get here”, open artists’ studios and a DJ.
Hosted by Royal Norwegian Embassy in Dar es Salaam

Picha Time
2019-04-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2019-04-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Nicholas Calvin brings you a series of photography sessions called Picha Time on lighting, composition with guest speakers Vanessa Mwingira and Andrew Munuwa at Nafasi Art Space every Saturday from 10 AM to 12 PM.

Poets Hangout
2019-04-25 16:30 - 17:30 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
We are warmly welcoming you and your friends on 25th April 2019 from 4:30 to 05:30 PM, to come and hangout with two award winning poets from Zimbabwe Tinashe Tafirenyika with Morset Billie.
Come network and share ideas with this two incredible Zimbabweans.

Chap Chap Filmmaking + Ngaira Mandara Open Studio
2019-04-27 15:00 - 18:00
Use basic filmmaking equipment to organize scenes, perform and interpret scenes with SZIFF award winning filmmaker Christina Pande and the Tanzania Film Lab Team and check out artist Ngaira Mandara’s work during a special end of residency open studio.

Saturday 27th April

3-6 pm

Entry is free

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Ungana nasi kwajili ya warsha ya filamu pamoja na Christina Pande na Tanzania Film Lab buree. Ni kuleta simu yako tu, Na pia kutakuwa na unfunguzi wa studio ya Ngaira Mandara ambapo utaona kila kile msanii huyu wa kizazi kipya alichokifanya katika kambi lake hapa Nafasi Art Space.

Jumamosi tarehe 27 Aprili

Saa 9-12 jioni

Hakuna kiingilio

Picha Time Exhibition
2019-05-11 18:00 - 20:00
Throughout April photographer Nicholas Calvin has hosted series of photography sessions on lighting, composition called Picha Time with special guests such as Vanessa Mwingira and Andrew Munuwa at Nafasi Art Space on each Saturday
Images as Ideas is a showcase of the work produced and an platform for more conversations about photography, art, culture and creativity.
Join us Saturday 11th May from 6pm.

Tanzania Film Lab presents Wahenga
2019-05-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
MUSIC NIGHT WITH DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Chap Chap Denim w/ Lazaro Samuel
2019-05-25 15:00 - 18:00
Take those old jeans, a tshirt, shorts or even shoes and turn them into art masterpieces under the guidance of up and coming artist Lazaro Samuel.
Zipe nguo zilzo pauka na jeans zilizo pitwa na wakati maisha mapya! Ungana na msanii Lazaro Samuel na jifunze kutengeneza nguo kuwa sanaa.

This Where I Live - Exhibition
2019-05-25 18:00 - 21:00
This is Where I Live is a special exhibition featuring art from all over the world by artists who once had no place to stay. Join us for this unique celebration of talent featuring up and coming Tanzanian artist Lazaro Samuel.

Recycled Art Workshop w/ Momar Seck
2019-05-27 10:00 - 2019-05-29 16:00 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Join award winning artist Momar Seck as he takes you through the the process of giving objects a new life by creating art through recycled materials. Come and turn old things into new visions here at Nafasi from 27-29. Send a CV and Letter to jesse@nafasiartspace.org to apply.

Dar Art Club
2019-05-28 18:00 - 19:30 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Nafasi will be hosting a conversation on future of art this coming Tuesday 28th may at 06:00 PM. Join for free to share thoughts with artists, writers, cultural entrepreneurs and technologists for a conversation about what the future holds for Art.
ENTRY IS FREE.
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Nafasi inawakaribisha jumanne ya tarehe 28th may kwanzia 12 jioni hadi saa 1:30 jioni. Ungana nasi kushiriki kwenye mazungumzo pamoja na wasanii, waandishi na wengine ndani ya tasnia za utamaduni kuhusu sanaa itakavyokuwa miaka ya mbele.
HAMNA KIINGILIO!!

Chap Chap Inheritance
2019-06-29 15:00 - 18:00
Fashion statement, Baby Carrier, Political Mobilizer, Museum….for this Chap Chap, Picha Time invite you to examine and re-examine the images and stories of an iconic part of east African inheritance, the simple yet irreplaceable kanga.
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Chap Chap hii inawakaribisha kuuangana na Picha Time kwajili ya kuchambua taswira na hadithi za miongoni mwa Urithi mikubwa wa tamaduni za Afrika Mashariki…Kanga

Inheritance Exhibition
2019-06-29 18:00 - 22:00
This June Nafasi Art Space invites to join our most captivating artists as they contemplate the beauty and complexity of heritage. The INHERITANCE exhibition opens 29 June 6pm-10pm.
ENTRY IS FREE.
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Mwishoni mwa mwezi Nafasi Art Space inawakaribisha kuungana na vipaji vikubwa vya sanaa apa nchini kutafakari nyendo na mazeoa ya Urithi. Onyesho ya Inheritence inafunguliwa tarehe 29 Juni saa 12 jioni hadi saa 4 usiku. HAKUNA KIINGILIO.

Wikiendi LIVE // June
2019-06-29 18:00 - 23:30
The Wikiendi is BACK // Wikiendi ITARUDI TENA
Nafasi Art Space
June 29
6pm to LATE
#FREE ENTRY // HAKUNA KIINGILIO
line up TBA
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FOOD // MUSIC // ART // DANCE // MTUMBA // HAND PAINTED WIKIENDI MUGS AND LIMITED EDITION MERCH ON SALE // ALL // EVENING // LONG // KARIBUNI // SANA

Wikiendi Live!
2019-06-29 19:00 - 23:30
The Wikiendi is BACK // Wikiendi ITARUDI TENA
Nafasi Art Space
29 June
3pm to LATE (music from 6pm)
#FREE ENTRY // KIINGILIO BURE
🔥line up //
naitwasalma – a sultry voiced Tanzanian Musician, Poet and Graffiti Writer with a captivating and creatively afrocentric approach to music and visual arts.
Seghito and The Unit BAND – an Afro-jazz, soul, and blues vocalist with unparalleled on-stage charisma, a powerful voice, and keen fashion sense (having worked as a fashion designer alongside her musical pursuits), Seghito has and continues to turn heads in Dar’s live music scene.
Dbass Ganun – a talented Tanzanian bassist and qanun (ganun) player (a 10th Century ancient Egyptian string instrument that was adopted by musicians in Zanzibar during the Omani period).
UBT Mchiriku Band – Part of Dar es Salaam’s entertainment and production collective Uswazi Born Talented – UBT Mchiriku Band is working to redefine mchiriku, a musical style that originated on the streets of Dar es Salaam in the early 1990s driven by a battery of local ngoma, socially relevant lyrics, and trance-inducing, lo-fi keyboards.
Freak de l’Afrique – a team of DJs, MCs and producers from Berlin who share a common passion for modern African club sounds such as afrobeats, afro-house, coupé décalé, and kuduro. Their own music mixes afro-house with tinges of UK grime.
This edition is supported by the wonderful Goethe-Institut Tanzania

Sawti Poetry Project
2019-07-03 10:00 - 17:00
Poetry as Preservation / /Ushairi kama uhifadhi
On July 3 Nafasi Art Space will be partnering with the SAWTI project for a workshop that examines the power of poetry to keep memory, culture and history alive.
Send an email to projectsawti@gmail.com to take part
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Julai 3 Nafasi Art Space itashirikiana na mradi wa SAWTI kwa warsha ambayo inachunguza uwezo wa mashairi kutunza kumbukumbu, tamaduni na historia hai. Hakuna Kiongilio
Tuma baura pepe kwenda projectsawti@gmail.com kushiriki

MORONS VS MORALS
2019-07-10 18:30 - 2019-08-09 18:30 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
“Morons vs Morals” scriptures from the streets.
Exhibition Opening today at 10th July 2019
6:30pm, Free Entry.
Nafasi Gallary
Closing on 9th August 2019
Tell a friend to tell friends,come all.
Hii sio ya kukosa leo jioni saa 12:30, karibuni sana kujionea na kujifunza kazi nzuri kutoka kwa msanii LocalFanatics.
maonyesho yanafunguliwa leo, tarehe 10 julai na kufungwa tarehe 9 mwezi wa nane, Mahali nihapa hapa Nafasi & hakuna kiingilio.

Haba Na Haba!
2019-07-12 18:30 - 2019-07-13 22:00 | Nafasi Art Space, Eyasi Road, Mikocheni B, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Haba na Haba International Dance Festival Traditional & Contemporary Dance
The 3rd edition of Haba na Haba is here.Presenting to you.

On 11th July 2019 – Dance film Screening and talk at Goethe – Insitut With.
1. Nora – USA

2. Body as archive
On 12 July 2019
Performaces
1. Yombo P/S
2. WakaWaka
3. Msimamo
4. Mussa – South Africa
On 13 July 2019
Performances
1. Mdundiko
2. D.D.I
3. T. Africa
4. Maura – Germany
