20 Germans to tour in Ukerewe!

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Ukerewe island has been emerging as a tourist place where many domestic and external tourists are flowing at Ukerewe .In this case,Ukerewe is expecting to receive 20 tourists from German having a need to see traditional music of Ukerewe islands particularly live show. We take this time to inform  that Ukerewe is having  a varieties of traditional music bands.

Roads from Ukerewe islands are more attractive

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This photo was taken at Ihebo/Nabungona village around Musoma and Kinesi street -Ukerewe.

Women and Men were dancing dogori traditional Music at Bugula Village-Ukerewe

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The most popular traditional music at Ukerewe islands are commonly known as Dogori. These bands have exclusive technological instruments made locally of which they are used to provide an automatic solos music sound! These locally made instruments are known as Olugoza or Olugoja ! Actually Olugoza is more than modern  advanced technological music instruments! We invite every one to view its video on our youtube to prove the said words.

Women and men were dancing Dogori music from Jobbiso Band Internationaly(JBI) at Bugula village

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At the time of marriage ceremonies people from Ukerewe islands gether at the house where the ceremony is conducted so as to celebrate and the most popular traditional band used to entertain them are Dogori bands. People from Ukerewe are attracted much by Dogori and when the beat starts all crowds will dance as if the dance is in the blood! They normally dance while saying a proverb to each other Engoma or Ingoma yalilaaa! Actually, it is a joy within a joy!

A disabled man is attacking environment at Ukerewe!

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This is a disabled man from Bugula village.His name is Murabhi Misango but he is very famous by ''Matimbozi'' as his nickname at the village.At moment Matimbozi is a traditonal dogori music dancer at Jobbiso Band Internationaly found at Bugula village. He has different and suitable dancing styles such that once he mediately dance, he conquers the crowds!
On the picture Murabhi is seen attacking an environment by digging out the soil in order to compose bricks which later will be sold to village house builders. In general ,Ukerewe islands are facing much environmental degradations.

Interpritations of these Ukerewe traditional names will be given out this month! Magayane,Kipanda,Mahizo,Makongoro,Mhekela,Mgonya,Lusato,Mabagala , Mzuma,Mkwaji,Namiti,Namisana .

A tourist was trying to imitate traditions way of living in Ukerewe island

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People from Ukerewe island depend much on lakes and natural ponds for domestic water use! And traditionaly,women and young girls are specialised group for ensuring that water for domestic use will be consistantly available! Actually,They spend much time on long distance walking to water resources! , this affects women and young girls to involve more on productions and spend less time on academic issues which finally retarded food productions and  and academic perfomances respectively.

An old man from Ukara Island-Ukerewe! He said that he was very happy to live on the Islands of the people! he knows a lot about Ukerewe

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This old man is living at Ukara Island-Ukerewe! he always re-asking himself why  people are not strong phisycally,unhealth! too short! and nearly having the same figure now days!

Bugula,Mugu,Muriti and Ilangara Kaseni are villages of Ukerewe as seen on the Photo

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The island of Ukerewe is having full of pontential resources like Beaches areas,fishes,fertile lands which can be used for fish ponds,forests and people with many IQs regerdless their education level etc.,but until this moment  people living on these  Islands are very very suffering from povert!

Ukerewe island is the number one in Africa!

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This  view is from Ukerewe islands-Tanzania! personaly,I am being confused why the Island can not be published extensively while it is very pontential resources in Tanzania and  Africa in general! It is like a forgottable land and unproductive

Iam not aware if FAO are happy on this at Ukerewe Islands

Photo from Ukerewe

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These are small fishes from Ukerewe Island,they are commonly known as ''Dagaa'' in Swahili language. Post harvest fishes are laid on the sand ground as the best way to dry them for then after to be consumed as food! I don't accept this way of post harvest fish preparations being practised at Ukerewe Islands. I am not aware if the the whole community,government,individuals institutions and FAO also accept happily this type of technology!!!!

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This is a traditional band music from Bugula Village-Ukerewe islands. This type of attractive music solows is known as DOGORI within the community. Historically, they used to mobilize people at the time when Tanzania had looking independence of The United Republic of Tanzania by the year 1960 when Mwalimu Nyerere was demanding full independent. Actually,These tyepe of music industry played a great roles for the whole process of demanding independence though now the government does not  care much on them.

TThis view is from Ukara islands-Ukerewe! If the government will be committed Ukerewe can become the best tourist center in Africa!

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This is a view from Ukara Islands-Ukerewe at Bukungu village.The sand from Ukara Island is more attractive !

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 2.This photo was taken at Nansio Port where many fruits are sold alongside the road. We need elementary technologies to process these fruits into Juice and other acceptable food. We could expect those Tanzania living abroad to bring us small enterpreneaurship technologies to for productions of these fruits!

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1. Her name is Bora Matondane from Ukerewe islands at Bugula village near Nabungona Village. She is a disabled woman but  usually is  a couraged woman to her person developments

Visit different names interpretations from Ukerewe islands

We have been asked to give interpretations of the following Ukerewe traditional names;
1.Mugasa.
2.Machumu.
3.Machunda.
The meaning will be given out soon!
Thanks much.

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View different name interpretations from Ukerewe Island

Mazula or Majula is a traditional name for men only! It means Rainfall

Kerewe traditional name interpretations

Kazana is traditional name from Ukerewe Island meaning ''work hard''

Ukerewe traditional names interpretations

Nyanjura au Nanzura is a traditional name from Ukerewe Island meaning rainfall!

Ukerewe is the Number One Largest Inland Island in Africa

Ukerewe is a home to  261,944 residents as of 2002, it is one of the eight districts of the Mwanza Region of Tanzania. It is located on Ukerewe Island and other neighbouring islands within Lake Victoria. The largest settlement is Nansio.

Map of Ukerewe island

Ukerewe being an island, its major economic activity is fishing employing the majority.