Zanzibar singer Siti Muharam performs live at Le Guess Who? 2021, marking her European live premiere.
Setlist:
Alaminadura 00:00
Sikitiko 04:06
Nyuki 10:11
About:
On Zanzibar singer Siti Muharam’s shoulders rests the legacy of her great-grandmother, taarab music legend Binti Saad. Saad is credited as a true trailblazer, being the first woman in East Africa to record her music in an album ever. In 2020’s ‘Siti of Unguja’ (which garnered her a prestigious Songlines Awards for African Artist of the Year), her great-granddaughter showcases her will to keep her pioneering spirit alive, by mixing traditional sensibilities with more heady, contemporary influences.
Captured at TivoliVredenburg’s Ronda on Saturday, 13 November during Le Guess Who? 2021.
Direction: Dammes Kieft
Camera: Anaïs Saebu, Jonathan Sipkema, Nicky Pajkić, Rikash Gobardhan, Yuma Eekman, Dammes Kieft
Production: Claudia Rison
Montage: Peter Marcus
Audio recording: Marc Broer & Ph