Zemkala - Roots of African Music
The Zemkala band was founded in May 2002 by artists from different music groups looking for "Development" and that is the Kiswahili meaning for the word "Zemkala".

The band has six boys singing and playing Jembe drum, Ngoma (African drum set), western drums, bass, guitar and Marimba. The two girls are singing and dancing

The Zemkala music is Ngwasala style being a mixture of various traditional rhythms, sounds and dancing.

The band won the Music Cross Roads competition in Dar es Salaam in January 2004. Since that they have been performing in various festivals in Tanzania, Africa and Europe.

The Zemkala show is based on hectic stage performance and individual playmanship. The full show lasts three hours. The group is at its best at hotel, festival and at any kind of occasion shows.

Members
Tishi is a dancer and singer. Her hobbies are reading and watching TV. She is from the Zaramo tribe.

Yuster dances and sings. She is from the Mkuria tribe from Serengeti. Yuster is part of the Art in Tanzania management and a band leader together with Kasembe. Yuster studies computing.

Kasembe is a band leader with Yuster. He plays Djembe (big African drum). Kasembe is from the Yao tribe. He loves to watch movies and to chat with the friends.

Maulid is from the Makonde tribe famous of its drumming and ebony carvings. He plays marimba and free time reads books and plays with the kids.

Yussuph is from the Zaramo tribe. He is an excellent ngoma player. Free time Yussuph plays football.

Fadhili is from tendencies tribe. He plays the drum set and when not, reads novels and watches movies.

The bass player, Shabani, is from the Zeremo tribe. His hobby is to play football.

Fredy plays guitar and is an excellent joker. He is from the Sukuma tribe.