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Music and dancing

February 8, 2017

“There is no music in Tanzania without dancing,” said Prof. Mdomondo. And so, he started his lecture on traditional music by teaching us a song and having us move.   This is our week of focusing on music and the arts.

Coincidentally, we (Kathy and Paul) went to Sinza Mennonite Church on the weekend. Hannah has joined the kwaya (“choir”) there, which leads worship by…singing and dancing.  Sinza is close to the UDSM so other students living on the University go to church there too.

Ben and Prof Mdomondo
Hannah singing and dancing with the church kwaya
All ages take part in the kwaya
Lydia with her whole host family
Andrew, Laura, Hannah, Laura, and Lydia also live close by, and came with their families to Sinza
Laura and her host mother

We celebrated Jenae’s birthday with a cake and party.  Later her family celebrated her with a goat stew!

Jenae with host brother Joseph
The goat
Ben helps prepare a stew