Greetings from the Slipway Cinema Studio, welcome to this month's screenings and schedule....
Mdundiko (Swahili with English sub tittles)
19th November
7:30pm
Slipway Studio Cinema
Fee : 5000Tsh Per person
Mzee Njimba and Mzee Kondo, friends since childhood are also related through the marriage of their children. Unfortunately their children passed away leaving Kondo to look after their shared grandson Chumi. Njimba is an arrogant, belligerent man known for his abilities as a drummer and arranger of dances (Ngoma), including the notoriousHondomola, where multiple dance partners are encouraged.
When Kondo objects to the increasing popularity and frenzy of the alcohol fueledHondomola, Njimba and his thugs have Kondo and family chased out of the village.
Over time Njimba’s drumming takes its’ toll on the villagers, who are weakened and ailing after participating in Hondomola. Njimba’s attempts to treat them with traditional cures (being the village witch doctor as well) is ineffective.
It will take Chumi and a new generation of traditional drummers, to appreciate how corrupting the cultural values of Ngoma has threatened the survival of their community.
Siri Ya Mtungi (Season1, Episodes 4&5) ....
Following episodes will be shown every Wednesdays at 7pm (2 per week). If you would like to purchase your own copy of these DVD'S , there are 2.. Part1&2, please do contact us and we will make arrangements...
(Swahili with English sub tittles).
26th November
7:00pm
Fee : 5000 Tsh Per person
When a big family faces tough challenges, some fall apart and some triumph over what life throws at them. Siri ya Mtungi’s cast of colourful characters, related by blood or marriage, or simply by love, make up a community that is inspired by love, brought down by fear, superstition and betrayal, lifted by comedy and joy, and strengthened by the intimate bonds of family and friendship.
It’s a story of relationships won and lost.
Between busy Dar es Salaam and the laconic streets of Bagamoyo, we get behind closed doors into the lives of Cheche and his wife Cheusi, daughter of well-known community leader, and polygamist, Mzee Kizito, as well as characters like deejay Duma, amorous Lulu, viperous Farida, lecherous Masharubu, and many more. When Cheche is gifted a commercial studio by the late photography guru, Habibu, he finds himself not only taking pictures but becoming the focus of what other people want from life. Cheche’s relationships get complicated.
In his unique portraits of individuals, of families and friends, Cheche captures the soul of a community on its journey of hopes, dreams and personal crises.
He is also something of a lady killer, first of all getting entangled in a love triangle with his teenage sweetheart, Tula, and ultimately developing an insatiable appetite for many more lovely ladies who catch his photographer’s eye.
As he battles to keep a balance between work and home, the world around him changes at a furious speed.
Duma, a player, has problems too – his beautiful girlfriend, Nusura, objects to his hedonistic lifestyle and criminal associations. And when Duma runs into trouble with her father, the slumlord Masharubu, hell explodes.
To the untrained observer, Mzee Kizito has a perfect life. He runs a successful motor garage and keeps his two surviving wives and 17 children in peace and harmony. But few know the trouble he’s about to get when he adds a third wife into the mix.
In the web of sexual relationships, twisted loyalties and cruel antagonisms, the lives of this family spin out of control.
Who will bring harmony again? Who will have the presence of mind to bring back the peace and prosperity they all desire? Which of them has the strength of character to reconcile their conflicts and restore trust?
The first season of Siri ya Mtungi, over 13 episodes, threatens to reveal a nest of secrets. All that matters now is how well they handle them.
Please see below all our ongoing classes. And you can also call or email to sign up.
New Class Alert......
For the ladies only, Rangi Rangi African Dance work out sessions are back.... Tuesday and Fridays 5:00-6:15pm, Wednesdays 10-11am. Tell your friends....
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Looking forward to seeing you all.
Kind Regards,
Jacqueline Mushi.
Contact us at mudaafrica@gmail.com
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The Cinema is located in the Slipway Complex Msasani on the road that lead to the Yacht club near the Double tree hotel. Entrance on lower level next coastal office.
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