20% Ndio nani tena? Cheki video zake...

Tuzo za Kili Music Awards zilifanyika jana na msanii 20% aliibuka kidedea kwa kubeba jumlaya tuzo 5.  Kusema ukweli kwangu mimi ilikuwa mara ya kwanza kulisikia hilo jina, kwahiyo nikaamua nitafute nyimbo zake.  Kumbe ni msanii wa siku nyingi na nyimbo zake nilikuwa nshawahi kuzisikia ila basi tu jina  halikunikaa kichwani.  Kuna nyimbo moja hasahasa ambayo ulinikuna sana, inaitwa Maisha ya bongo,  fungua boneti uicheki hapo chini....Hizi si nyimbo zilizompatia tunzo hizo tano, ila ni nyimbo ambazo mimi binafsi nimezipenda, hasahasa ujumbe wake...

Maulid Celebrations - Video

A beautiful Madeh from the Maulid celebrations I attended recently. Mashallah the brothers sang beautifully and I thought i'd just share it with you all.  Enjoy!

Watoto from the Nile - Letter to Lil Wayne

Watch how a 10 year old goes hard on Lil Wayne about his degradation of black women.  I came across this video randomly and thought it was kinda cute, strong words from a 10 year old.  Lil Wayne better heed their advice.

Kulipuka kwa mabomu Gongo Lamboto!!

Ningekuwa mtovu wa nidhamu kama ningewacha tukio kubwa kama hili lipite bila kutamka lolote.  Kwanza ningependa kutoa pole kwa wadau wote walioathirika na kulipuka kwa mabomu hayo huko Gongolamboto.  Mwenyezi Mungu awapunguzie mitihani na awape nguvu, uvumilivu na faraja katika wakati huu mgumu.

Swahili-vibes ingependa kutoa ombi kwa serikali ya Jamhuri ya Tanzania

Tanzania Canadian Association's 20th Anniversary

On Saturday Feb 19th 2011m the Tanzanian Canadian Association was celebrating 20th anniversary.  To grace this momentous occasion,  the Tanzania Ambassador in Canada Mr. Alexander Massinda and the Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford were in attendance.

In short the event was a huge success in my opinion.  The venue, although difficult to get to due to it being located at the back of the mall (perhaps next time the organisers could include a little snipet of a map?) was very beautiful.  The food was also amazing and the Master of ceremony did a great job of keeping us entertained while making sure the proceedings were progressing swiftly and in an appropriate manner.

I gotta hand it to all in attendance, y'all looked amazing..Thanks to my colleagues, I have a few photos to show, pop the hood for more..

My Apologies

My apologies dear readers for the lack of new posts in the last month or so.  Will try and cope better with the worldly responsibilities/issues that have crossed my path.

We have quite alot to catch up on...stay tuned.

What's in a Name?

I had this wonderful experience that I'd like to share with you all.  My laptop wasn't booting up (partly reason for my lack of updates on the blog) so I decided to take it to the Apple store at Yorkdale (a popular mall here in Toronto) to see if they could sort out whatever the problem was.  The store was packed and I had a number of errands to run on this particular day, so I was determined to have my issue sorted out as soon as possible.  Accompanying me was my brother in law who is staying with us for the winter, so as soon as we step into the store, I look for an assistant who is available and see this lovely looking lady who seemed like she was looking for someone to assist.  So I quickly rush up to her with a look of urgency on my face, "Hi how can I help you" she asks, "Hi, I'm having issues with my laptop and was wondering if I could see someone at the Genius Bar for assistance" I said.  All the time observing her as she held an Ipad close to her chest, thinking wow, i want an Ipad.  "Oh sure, I can arrange that for you, have you been to out Genius Bar before?" " No ...."OK, I'll just need a few details before I can book you in, what's your name?"....Rama "and your last name"....Ponda, that's P.O.N..."Ponda!! she exclaims with an inquisitive look on her face, "where are you guys from?" she asks, we're from Tanzania..."jamani msiniambie nyie wenzangu" she said with a wonderful smile on her face, the look of someone who was genuinely happy to see people from her home country Tanzania. In the meantime I'm thinking...wow, what are the chances of that happening, I mean the store had about 20 assistants on the shop floor at that moment, and I choose the only one from Tanzania!!