Ongala Music Festival

The 2022 edition of Ongala Festival will take place at Silver Sands Hotel on Kunduchi beach in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 5 to 7 August. On this year’s line-up are Sholo Mwamba, Siti Muharam, Swahili Ally, Taji Mbaraka, Tofa Jaxx, Man Kifimbo, the Bongo Beat band led by Tom Ongala, the son of Remmy Ongala, as well as the Muda Tanzania and Magomamoto cultural ensembles, among others. 

Each day of the festival will kick off with workshops from 10am while the music performances will take place in the evenings. The workshop topics will include Composition and Songwriting and Stage and Performance Skills. One of the main workshops at the Ingoma Stage will include a three-day jam session managed by first-time partner Action Music Academy. 

Early bird tickets for the full three-day experience cost Tsh25 000 (about $11) each, while tickets at the gate for a single day will go for Tsh10 000.

For more information and bookings, email ongalamusicfest@gmail.com or call +255 716 569 422.