Beloved Youth of Many Days- Film Screening

Active since 1978, the band Mlimani Park Orchestra (aka Sikinde) has been touted by critics as one of the greatest rhumba bands on the African continent. The band was most recently singled out with a 2022 Honorary Award from the Music in Africa Foundation – a monumental achievement. Three of the original twelve members are still in the group, and several other original members are currently active in bands in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Though the band has experienced a decline in popularity over the past decade as its fans and adherents have grown older and younger music fans have been exposed to other international genres such as hip-hop, the group has recently experienced a notable revival in popularity via government recognition, niche radio shows, and festivals. The film focuses on individual band members’ personalities – especially the enigmatic Hassan Rehani Bitchuka – the long-time vocalist “star” of the band.…