CONSCIOUS MUSIC

CONSCIOUS MUSIC REPORT-- ZIFF 2009

 

The GNRC Conscious Music program for the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2009 took place in the Old Fort from June through 4 July 2009. Thirteen (13) musicians participated in this year's festival.

 

1. OBJECTIVES
• Promote peace and conflict resolution through music.
• Educate and awake the conscious of the audience about peace, HIV/AIDS, world hunger and activism.
• Provide the musicians with a forum to collaborate and promote causes that will advance humankind.
• Demonstrate how music can contribute to peace and conflict resolution throughout the world.

 

2. INPUT

The musicians performed six songs. The songs were as follows:

 

• Haki Sawa (Equal Rights): This song promotes equality among people and how to overcome the challenges that confront us all.
• Wema (To be Kind): This song is about kindness in relationship to the vulnerability that some people experience.
• Sema Nao (Speak With Them): This song alerts today's youth to HIV/AIDS and its devastating effect on our future. The song also promotes prevention through education of this deadly disease.
• Pamoja (Together): This song is an artistic admonishment about unity, solidarity, and how humanity can prevail over obstacles.
• Njaa (Hunger): As the title of the song indicates, the topic is hunger in Africa and people should work together to defeat this preventable misery.
• Mbwa Wengi (Too Many Dogs): This song rebukes those who are only talking the talk and not walking the walk. Those who spend their time and energy "barking" and undermining the sincere efforts of the silent few.

 

3. OUTPUT

The performers conveyed the festival's theme and made the audience aware of how much work must be done to resolve humanity's problems.

Dogodogo Bunju Multimedia students shared the stage and maintained the same degree of enthusiasm to mobilize people to tackle our hurdles.

 

4. CHALLENGES
• The performers did not have time for rehearsal which negatively affected their performance.
• The performers were not able to interact with each other due to time restrictions and limitations.

 

 

 

5. CONCLUSION

 

• The Conscious Music program was enjoyable but due to time restraint, the performers and the audience were unable to fully take advantage of this event and acquire all the benefits that were possible.
• Enough time should be given to the musician to exchange ideas, interact with the audience and each other, and find ways to plan future collaborative works. Additionally, time for Rehearsal and equipment adjustment should be factored in for all future musical events.
• A post program communication should be maintained with the artists and seek their advice on how to improve future events and facilitate their performances.

 

On behalf of the Conscious Music Network, I would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciations to GNRC Africa Management for making this performance part of ZIFF 2009

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