African Banjo Arts, Inc

African Banjo Arts, Inc Raising cultural awareness and igniting exchange to alleviate poverty Among that ethnic group is our ABA Founder/CEO Essau P.

The African Banjo Arts (ABA) was found in July/1985 by Essau Simbilo Pwelle an African Banjoist, Songwriter, Singer, Dancer, and Historian who found also The African Banjo Village Band (ABVB)with his cousins on the idea of being villagers, and visitors entertainment group in the remote areas of Namangoni and Yenzebwe Village, Ileje District, Mbeya region, Tanzania- West Highlands. Since our establ

ishment we have been working hard to continue restoring, preserving, documenting the African Banjo musical instruments; arts, drums, dancing styles, recordings, stories, facts, photographs, drawings, paintings,audios, and much more in order for generation to come to inherit from us as we did inherit from our Ancestors. The African Banjo Origin:
The African Banjo originated from Africa as a 3-4 stringed musical instrument dominated mostly by the "BANTU" (Bantu-means people)ethnic group which comprise 68% of the African Continent's population. Pwelle from "Wandali" tribe of the Southwest Highlands of Tanzania bordering Malawi from the South-West and Zambia from the Northwest of Tanzania.

10/31/2022

I would like to share this remarkable organization page, and lets explore and share our culture, arts, music, culinary arts, etc.

Global Arts Organization.

03/31/2022

It has been a while, am back to start performing soon!☺️

07/23/2019
09/26/2018

African Banjo Arts in a work progress to introduce recycling arts and instruments collaborating with several other key players in the industry new to Tanzania

12/06/2017

Come back soon for new updates on African Banjo Arts....

06/21/2016

Do you know what African Banjo Music did to those in hardship life those days??.....empowered them through their long journeys!! and it has been more than 400 years in history of mankind...

03/12/2016

A tour to Europe is on the way as a Soloist Banjoist from Tanzania!

01/28/2016

I'm about to go in the woods in Mbeya with my banjo to go and make some collaboration songs with birds and frogs any one interested to join?

11/26/2015

Happy Thanksgiving to my Family and Friends in the United States I miss you all!

Address

25 W 24th Street
New York, NY
10010

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 6:30pm
Thursday 10am - 6:30pm
Friday 10am - 6:30pm

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+255763649118

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