EAST AFRICA CHORAL AND CULTURAL DANCE FESTIVALS:BUKOBA
EAST AFRICA CHORAL AND CULTURAL DANCE FESTIVALS: BUKOBA, TANZANIA
Executive Summary & Concept Paper
Drawn by Smart P. Baitani, (BA, MBA, PMP)
President
& CEO of COSAD Tanzania |Founder & Artistic Director of Imuka Singers
1.
HOST:
COSAD
Tanzania, A Social Enterprise Not-for-Profit, Non-Governmental
Organization (NGO) that is devoted to empower Tanzanians in rural communities
to become economically independent through creative partnerships that results
into social enterprise projects.
2.
ORGANIZERS:
(i) COSAD Talent Center
(ii) Imuka Recording Studios
(iii) Imuka Singers
(iv) COSAD Board of Directors
(v) Vocal Essence’s Philip
Brunnelle and Dr. Phillip Shoultz,III.
3.
PARTICIPANTS:
Full
Concerts Performances: Imuka Singers (Tanzania), Imuka Cultural Dancers (Uganda), 100+
Community and Church Choirs from around East Africa (Uganda, Kenya &
Rwanda)
Guest
Artists: Individual & Group Performing Artists from Tanzania,
Uganda and South Africa
Other Invited High Profile
International Choral Experts and Artists: Vocal Essence, Minnesota, USA| One
Voice (Minnesota, USA), University
of Minnesota, University of St.
Thomas, Minnesota High & Middle
School Choirs, USA Choral Exerts Church Music Directors and Imuka 2016 Tour
Hosts
4:
BACKGROUND:
Though unprecedented in size,
scope and vision, the East Africa Choral and Cultural Dance
Festival draws from the long
held traditional of “Mashindano”
(Choral Competitions) in Tanzania which
have had a purpose of encouraging, revitalizing and promoting faith-based and
traditional/cultural choirs as well as
inspire young generation to become more creative citizen. COSAD believe music
is a powerful tool that can mobilize and transform individuals towards building
competitive and vibrant communities.
5.
VISION:
Use the platform of choral
music and cultural dance to promote community social and economic development and to foster cultural ties with the
world.
5. MISSION:
To become a premier
global cultural event that showcases and
promotes African cultural
creativity through music and dance by bringing authenticity and most original
artistic work across East Africa under “one roof” in quest to attract and preserve disseminate their talent with the rest of the
world.
6.
BUSINESS MODEL/SETTING:
The week long Festivals will
take the choral music and music in general to a whole new height by adding not
only cultural dances but also international guests appearances and use the
music as a platform to promote social justice, love, unity, community values
and social enterprise development as well connect local choirs with global
partners in search of cultural understanding.
Since 2003 COSAD Tanzania has
been working with dozens of choirs and community cultural groups all of all
genres and stripes, faith without regards of their creed or
denomination across Tanzania. More than 100
Choirs have expressed enormous excitements to participate.
Choirs will receive participation
guidelines at least 12 months in advance.
Each Choirs/Group/Artists will pay a reasonable none-refundable fee
called “Registration Fee”. After
meeting the Participation Criteria the selected choir will pay the second
“participation fee” will go towards organizational logistic expense related to
event. (Special Form explaining cost allocations will be provided).
The Participating Choir
music/songs must meet, among other things, the following Criteria:
a) Criteria for the "Best
Choir" will cover:
i) Cultural Creativity
ii) Authenticity
iii) Originality
iv) The Message (depth and
relevancy of the song (s)/ theology or as it relates to solving social and
economic predicaments facing the society in Tanzania and the world at
large.
v) Creative use of traditional instruments. (Percussions
and Rhythmic Vitality)
7:
BENEFITS AND ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THE CHORAL COMMUNITIES:
Specific
and
immediate benefits to participants will include:
a) The Overall “Best Choir” will win a FREE recording
contract at Imuka Recording Studios.
b) Secondly, in the span of 12
months COSAD Tanzania through the Talent Center and Imuka Studios will promote
the winner through concert series and Radio show promotion with TV and Radio
& TV Djs giving the Choirs unprecedented national and global visibility
c) Some of the “best Choir”
will join an award-winning Imuka Core Ensemble for an International tour
in that will take place within 24 months after the Festivals in July 2018.
Other Talent that will be
rewarded:
There will be other talent
based rewards-such as:
(i) the
2nd and 3rd run up choirs (CASH Prizes)
(ii) the best composer (Invitation as Residence Artists at the COSAD Talent Center)
(iii) the best Soloist (Invitation to tour Internationally with
Imuka Singers)
(iv) the best
percussionist (Invitation to tour Internationally
with Imuka Singers)
(v) the best choir director (Invitation to tour Internationally with Imuka Singers)
(v) the best/Creative (traditional) Costumes (Cash
Prize and Market Opportunity thru COSAD)
Selection of Winners will be
done transparently and with extreme due diligence by the Team of renowned
Social Enterprise Experts, Choral and
Ethnomusicology experts from East African and accomplished International
judges such as Vocal Essence’s Philip
Brunnelle from the USA among others.
8.
PARTNERS:
(i) Media Industry in Tanzania
especially Radio Stations and TV Stations.
(ii) Church Bodies in Tanzania
especially the CCT, ELCT Evangelical
Lutheran & Catholic Churches
(iii) 2016 Imuka Singers Hosts
in the USA (See List at Imuka Singers/Festival Website)
(iv) Hotels and Tours Operators and Corporations
in Tanzania and Uganda.
(v) Government Agencies such
as Ministry of Information, Culture, Artists & Sports, Ministry of
Industries, Trade & investment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
(vi) International Body of
Choral Experts and Ethnomusicology and well Foreign Mission Agencies.
(vii) USA and Canada
Universities/Colleges/ High School Music Programs and International Programs.
(viii) International Choirs
from USA Churches and Professional Music Groups.
9.
SPONSOR(S):
* COSAD TANZANIA SOCIAL
ENTERPRISE PARTNERS:
* COSAD USA
*COSAD Board Members.
* For Sponsorship and Promo of
your business contact us! Bukoba@gmail.com
10.
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