Kusekala Kwanyungu (live at Real World Studios)

The Zawose Queens

The Zawose Queens from Tanzania record a live session at our studios ahead of their performance at WOMAD Charlton Park. Their debut album Maisha was released in 2024 on Real World Records.

Pendo Zawose – vocals, Ilimba
Leah Zawose – vocals, Ilimba, percussion
Ben Brown – drums
Alessandro Ionna – keyboards
Oli Barton Wood – synths
Tom Excell – guitar
Saidi Salum Jumaine – percussion

Filmed and edited by York Tillyer

More from The Zawose Queens

Further reading

Offerings To The Beast released

Hannah Peel & Beibei Wang have shared a new track, ‘Offerings To The Beast’, the latest to be ta...

Arun Sood & Angeline Morrison announce forthcoming collaborative album Donn/Dubh

Swaken Lyrics

Bab L' Bluz second album, Swaken, released in May 2024. These are the song lyrics in English, French...

Track of the Day: ‘Niña De La Risa’ by Clara Serra López

Clara Serra López is a Spanish born vocalist, composer, songwriter and keys player based in London...