Guitar-strutting traditional and blues star Sagarias Tsam is gearing up for yet another high-profile gig outside Namibian borders this coming weekend.
The Swakopmund-based singer-songwriter is billed to perform at the Marafiki Arts Festival in Dar es Salaam and Bagamoyo, which is a historic coastal town in Tanzania.
The festival, which is organised under the theme ‘Arts From the People To the People’, starts on Thursday and will last through to Sunday.
The Tsumeb-born star, who is billed as a traditional and blues act, will stage two shows.
His first gig takes place on Saturday at the Nafasi Arts Space in Mikocheni, Dar es Salaam, while he is scheduled to open the Sunday programme with his second gig at the same venue.
Tsam says: “I am once again happy for this wonderful opportunity that was accorded to me by the organisers and they can rest assured that I am not going to disappoint them for their trust in me. I promise to give the Tanzanian people something to talk about for sometime.
“The tour comes at a very good time after I was tasked to carry Namibia’s torch at the recently held South African music festival Liefde By Die Dam at Vegkop in Windhoek. I was very well prepared for that event and I am going to Tanzania in top form. I am pumped up!”
Marafiki (which means friends in Swahili) Arts Festival is considered as the fastest growing East Africa live performing arts festival that brings local and international artists to showcase their God-given talent.
The festival brings artists together in their quest of exploring new artistic boundaries through the provision of a conducive atmosphere for talent identification, through various platforms such as auditions, intensive music training workshops, networking and performances.
It is organised by Asedeva, which is a non-profit arts organisation working in Tanzania, with the aim to organise art and cultural projects, as well as performances and training workshops.
These events benefit local artists and groups, and the performing arts community as a whole.
According to the itinerary: afro beat, bongo fusion, blues, contemporary, electronic, hip hop, singeli and traditional music will be the order of the day.
Top Tanzanian acts like hip-hop star Prisca Hilonga, Chi Temu, Afro-reggae star Man Kifimbo, singeli music star Mchina Mweusi and dancer Ulonzi Almasi will also be on display.
Tsam, whose trip is made possible by the National Arts Council of Namibia, will also have gigs in Swakopmund on 21 and 24 December and on 31 January 2026.
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