musician 

WHO AM I?

I’m a man. I come from Pemba, I was born there, in the village Mwambani. I am 54 years old. I have a family, six children. I am a teacher. I have already done many things in life, also in my professional life. 

Look at yourself from a distance

First of all, you need to know who you are, what kind of person you are. You need to know yourself. 

Respect others and be respected by others

To respect others means to be human, to be a human being. To love and to be loved. Do not get involved in communities that are not good, I mean drug addicts or thieves. We should know ourselves and know how to live in this world. Know what people love and what they do not.  People should be free and confident. If you want to know how we should live in this world, then you should be with people, a group of people who are good. They will teach you how to live. 

Transfer knowledge  

The most important thing for me is to transfer the knowledge that I have. Knowledge that speaks about the world: you have to be close to people, you have to share what you have. 

Music that changes

Sounds are words. Deep, strong when they talk about sadness and others when they talk about joy. Music is a language. By extracting certain sounds, you create them. They speak to you directly about what you have in you, in your mind. I cannot even explain what I feel but I feel it is very deep inside me. These sounds flow in my blood. Always thinking about drums, I use one word in Kiswahili, “Nakupenda,” which means “I love you”. I tell them that I love them. Drums are like a doctor. If someone is very stressed, the drums are like medicine, they bring peace. When you are angry and come to listen to the sounds of drums you will feel better. Sounds of drums are a game of “heartbeats”. They teach me good life, a life with love, they teach me love. They give freedom, peace of mind.

Follow the changes in the world 

If the environment changes, the world changes, then you have to change your way of thinking too, even if it is not comfortable for you. 

Create accord around you

It is important to live in a way that creates peace and harmony around you. Peace and love are the most important things. Even if someone is hostile towards you, give him your love and peace. 

– What does it mean to give him love and peace?

All you need is a good word, a language that brings good words. Give him a good word. Ask him ‘How are you? Is everything OK?” First of all, know each other, get closer to each other, be joyful during greetings, no matter how the situation is between and the one you are greeting, that way you can say anything to such a person. Wait for anger to die, go away for a moment. Then come back and talk calmly. Find words that will calm you down. Find a solution on how to be in a good relationship with him or her. It’s like when you meet a fierce dog in the neighborhood. If you run away, it will chase you, but if you stand still and not run away, the dog will also not run, and everything will be fine. 

Forgive 

You have to forgive yourself and forgive the other person. When you keep on thinking about the same things, especially bad things, they will remain in your memory all the time. We should forgive. You can get the strength to forgive by taking into consideration what you believe, your religious beliefs. Go to the past and your experiences and follow them. That will give you a solution.

Have a good heart. Draw conclusions for the future

My last word that I would like to say is that we should have a good heart. We should think about the past in the context of what happened to us, what we have lived through and learn from this for the future.