Culture Musical Club - Ni Wewe - LIVE at Afrikafestival Hertme 2009

Performance - 28 June 2009
Arab melodies from Zanzibar.
Founded in 1958, the Culture Musical Club is Zanzibar’s premier taarab club. The
orchestra performs widely at concerts in Zanzibar town, but also frequently travels
overland with a fold-up stage and an electricity generator to bring its music to the
rural areas as well. The club has released hundreds of songs on the local market and
since 1988 they have had six releases on the international market. The orchestra has
had highly successful tours all over Europe in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005
and 2007; in September 2006 they toured the US to high acclaim, in July 2007 the
club performed in Japan. A North American tour is planned for the 2008-2009
season. Besides taarab, many club members are also active in kidumbak groups, smaller ensembles that play a more down-home dance-focused music. Both types of music are played on stage, contrasting the serene sound of orchestral taarab to the festive and sexually charged dance that is kidumbak.
On its tours the club regularly features invited guest singers. The summer 2009 will include the legendary 93 year old Bi Kidude, the veteran diva of Zanzibar, who is now in her mid-90s but is still famous for breaking taboos, both in her sexually-explicit lyrics and her bravery for daring to sing with her face uncovered.
Rajab Suleiman, qanun, kidumbak
Ali Hassan, oud, violin, cherewa
Kesi Juma, violin
Makame Faki, vocals, violin
Taimour Rukuni, accordion, mkwasa
Mahmoud Juma, bass, cherewa
Amour Haji, dumbak, sanduku
Foum Faki, bongos, kidumbak
Rukia Ramadhani, vocals, chorus
Fatma Juma, chorus, dance, rika
Mgeni Khamis, chorus, dance

[@Gangalamu]

The queen of taraab indeed

[@willykhatambi9226]

I love music

[@MrHermes111]

if you just understand the great nights we have in Beirut listening to your great music. You have perfected the oriental music and added your beautiful soul in it... thank you :)

[@othmanmtumwa6786]

Nataka nyimbo za dac zilipendwa

[@pricillaatieno6665]

Much love from Zanzibar

[@husseinnassir3372]

@@pricillaatieno6665 Atieno rudi kwenu kwa wa luo

[@michaelcody3960]

@@husseinnassir3372 Wewe rudi Yemeni slave trader

[@estrellademar878]

Que Bella Orquesta !!!!
Gracias un Abrazo de Luz*.
Desde Argentina 🎶🎵🎻🎻🎼
(26/09/2021)

[@bbishatuale1150]

All the way from 001county mambasani🇰🇪.tupe raha dadang

[@ZeidShali]

Napenda sana nyimbo zako karibu zote.Lamu Kenya

[@swalehelshabiby5915]

Nakupenda zanzibar na muziki yake nzuri tamu kabisa. Mombada.

[@brahimelainak6132]

جميل جدا ماشاءالله تحياتي لشعب تنزانيا 💐🌺💐

[@jaffryminang9121]

Love singer.Love from Malaysia

[@nzorimfaki8112]

shez among the best taarab singer

[@issamohammed3750]

Rukia Ramadhani unajia kuimba Sana old is gold

[@surinho2]

Very Love song 👍

[@sadaseif2640]

Old is gold

[@husseinnassir3372]

ni wewe. you are the one

[@tariqalkindi8045]

Rukaia Ramadani has amazing voice she is number 1 no doubt i feel sorry that she quit & immigrated to US as i heard

[@Chemba67]

Real??? Ohhh no no.....why she left Tz??

[@tariqalkindi8045]

@@Chemba67 I think she lives in US With her husband and family as i heard

[@Chemba67]

@@tariqalkindi8045 Its terrible my brother.... What about the band (Cultural Music Club)?? What about other legendary like Makame Faki are they still performing with the band?? This migration thing sometime 😥😥

[@tariqalkindi8045]

@@Chemba67 Makame Fake sadly passed away over a year ago Rukia is amazing best voice & very talented.

[@Chemba67]

@@tariqalkindi8045 inna lillah wa inna ilaiih rajiun, May allah blessed him with Jannah...... Rukia Ramadhan is one of my favorite singer when it comes to classic taarabu...... Pity that she is not signing anymore.... Thanks brother for updating me worthful information.

[@divyalalraveendran1647]

Lovely voice

[@jumasuleiman1555]

Mashallh

[@abdulamour99]

MaashaAllah sauti nyororo na mashairi yaliopangika

[@abedkarume9088]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-su8tf9ub1o]

2024🎉❤

[@mehdib3607]

The song name is Ni Wewe by Rukia Ramadhani

[@AfricanMusicFestival]

Thanks

[@sakinaabd5898]

ahsante bibi Rukia Ramadhani iwapo mwaadamu hajui ihsani japo apewe nini hatambui kitakacho mkinaza ni mauti

[@kugakipara7903]

Mziki kwenye maana yake kuanzia melodies, mashairi na uimbaji

[@sakinaabdallah7713]

Heko rukia ramadhani ni saddaqta unayoyasema

[@nomanyomary2450]

old is gold
kuhamini chetu ni kuki enzi tu na si kuki puuza

[@masoudapology9230]

Naipemda zanzibara namenda huyu dada akiimba anikosha kabisa

[@ayko872]

The rhythm is from Middle East , the lyrics are Swahili, it sounds nice:) ,

[@saeedmuhammed3908]

Zanzibar it's Arabic culture not middle east it's real Africa all these rhythm from African start from Egypt to Arabian peninsula like I'm from zanzibar and our grandparents from Yemen and Oman and swahili most of verbs from Arabic language

[@benmoussaamine2426]

Sublime

[@kendrixwandera711]

food for the mind

[@khalidfallatah5998]

Nice music& voice you really promoted Zanzibar perfically

[@user-ez8sn7ss5b]

Makumbuka nibali

[@sbthaitips590]

🇧🇩হাসকর ২০২৪🎉😂😂

[@kikimiki9256]

Great

[@hajinahoda5697]

Nyimbo ya makame faki unaloo

[@sa-oo4ts]

love songs of spices island

[@nzorimfaki8112]

wud request for her song Mshindi ni nani najulikana plz

[@sakinaabd5898]

saddaqta ndugu yangu bana mkatili usio imani leo nimekugundua

[@fatnaamri8535]

Yamaha thailand 90 minutes orange pour acharf

[@aseptriyani6694]

Nu nyanyina mirip bi ion tatangga urang

[@zeinabbreik3585]

Rukiya is the best

[@sakinaabd5898]

hutambui kwnza thamani yako sikwambii, ya wenzako unolithamini hasa jambo gani binaadamu? chuki na kiburi zinajiamini acha kisirani wacha ujeuri sababu gani na ufanyavyo jua uko hatarini utaumwa useme shetani heko

[@fanijumahajj9636]

hahaaa rahaa

[@asmaabdallah1125]

Huitambui yake Thamani