Heyloe Ladies and Gents, We met again last Tuesday at Soma Book Cafe, we had four new members (Ngasuma, Esther, Eliya and Lisa) and together (Carol, Pauline, Kido) seven of us made the session. The theme was ‘The hand that feeds you’ we heard three poems on theme and two others. Namely ‘Lost in the […]
Hello Ladies and Gents, We met again this Tuesday at Soma Book Cafe in Dar es Salaam. Six of us were present, namely Paulina, Caroline, Demere, Tendai, Jasper and Bandele. You’d think we’d leave early but we made till 10pm. The theme for this session was ‘Sexism’. We were pleased to also receive poems via […]
Mabibi na Mabwana, Karibuni tena washairi na wapenzi wa ushairi usiku wa leo pale Mkahawa wa Vitabu Soma tughani, tuchambue na kufurahia tungo zetu. DHamira ya leo ni tungo tata kwani inadai tatizo. je, ni ufumbuzi, utatuzi au ni nini? shairi lako linaweza kulifummua fumbo hili…. kwa maelekezo ya njia, tazama ramani yako ya google […]
Hello Ladies and Gents, We met again last week Tuesday, we had with us three new members. Bandele, Dimple and Hayqal. Altogether we were seven of us, the theme was Hip Hop and poetry. We heard a recently released Hip Hop track shot by Zavara featuring other African Diaspora artists like Nasambu and the group […]
Je, Afrika Huru ina maana gani kwako? Karibu Mkahawani Soma tutafakari pamoja na kubadilishana uzoefu wa harakati zetu mbalimbali za kujikomboa na kulikomboa bara letu kutoka kwenye mifumo yote kandamizi; tuutafakari muktadha wetu; tunoe na kuibua fikra na mbinu mpya za harakati. Uga huu umeratibiwa na ALD tawi la Tanzania. Kwa maelezo zaidi soma aya […]
Greetings Everyone, Last Tuesday we saw another meeting for UWAKE with eight of us present. We got to hear six poems; namely ‘Msongamano’ by Siobhane, ‘Traffic’ by Demere, ‘Samahani Sogea’ by Caroline and a short story by Jacqueline; all on theme. Outside the theme but equally inspiring were ‘Fallen Bride’ by Ezekiel, ‘Feelings Inside’ by […]
UWAKE met again last Tuesday on the 30th of April. Despite the heavy rains and traffic we had 6 and a Half. The half is Ibrahim (he was a bit busy) as well Caroline, Siobhane, Happy, Beatrice, Rose and Jommu.. The theme was identity. We had three poems under the theme namely, ‘Self Portrait’ by […]
UWAKE is the name for the poetry club meeting at some twice a month, coordinated by Caroline Uliwa. The first session took place on the 2nd of April at Soma Book Café. There were six of us. Poetry renditions include: ” The Dance” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer; ‘No title’ by a Tanzanian Activist, ‘Siasa Gani Hii’ by […]
Beginning from 2nd April 2013, Soma Book Cafe have been hosting a Poetry meet up twice a month. Hosted by Caroline Uliwa, herself a poet it promises to be dynamic and interesting. It has as its main purpose to provide a safe space for emerging poets to hone their skills and build confidence for public […]
Dear Friends an fans of Soma We have the pleasure to share with you Clairmont Chung’s revisiting the life and work of Walter Anthony Rodney, a pan-African historian and activist who worked and became part of the 1970s vibrant debates on Africa’s liberation at the University of Dar es salaam. This is beautifully done in […]