Kiss FM Kiss FM
I love music. It is around me at all times. So, as I started plaining my trip I started downloading some music from different regions of Africa. For years I have enjoyed Hukwe Zawose music and it was a great reason to look for more. I found some great stuff, Femi Kuti, Baaba Maal, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band, The Sacred Drums Of Burundi and Ayub Ogada.
With this sound going threw my head, I was exited to hear what people were listening to in Tanzania.
It should have not surprise me, but I guess it disappointed me that most of the people were listening to European and American Hip-hop. The big radio station is Kiss FM and it was playing everywhere.
I did find a music store, if you could call it that, it was more like a bank teller window, with bars. To get the music you would scream your desired music from a little hole in the window and they would bring it to you. Regretfully, they did not have anything that I was looking for.
My music luck changed on the third of forth day there. James picked me up at the Hospital and we off. Bob Marley was play on the tape deck and it all seem to fit.
Oh, ya the volunteers were listening to Purple Rain…