“Canada thi aaivo maro friend, Noorali” – a song which has been flying around the world as a fwd. Aptly it is composed to the tune of an evergreen hindi film song: Ghar aaya mera pardesi!
Ask anyone who is remotely connected with ‘Africa’ and they would probably know about this song. Most of Musomians would have heard it already, since it is through Mzee J C Rao and Anil Shah that I first received this song via email.
While the song is humorous and light in mood, it does highlight the changes in outlook, lifestyle and also the attire ‘vilaayat – Kenayda, London, Amayrika’ can make in an immigrant from ‘Africa’.
I am not able to directly upload audio to this blog (yet!), so have to use a roundabout way in order to share the song with all of you. A video with the song and some images was created and uploaded to YouTube which allows embedding into this blog. As a bonus, you get to see some wonderful sights of Canada and Tanzania. Perhaps some of you can try identifying the places in the video below.
A request goes out to all of you; If you know who has composed this song, would you please let MusomaBlog know so that due credit and acknowledgment can be given for the effort and time spent in creating this song.
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While searching for current news on Tanzania, I came across a wonderful short video on Tanzania. Tanzania – well named as the ‘Authentic Africa’. The clip has been produced by the Tanzania Tourist Board in conjuction with BBC and other major institutions and made in Belgium.
My words will not do any justice to the quality of this production, so I shall just let you sit back and enjoy the clip. Just click the [>] button and away you go to Tanzania: Authentic Africa!!
The Camel Trophy is an annual event putting 4WD vehicles to the test on the most rigorous terrains imaginable. Both man and machine is put to a very hard test of character and endurance. The Camel Trophy 1991 took place in Tanzania and Burundi. Starting from Dar Es Salaam, via Mbanga and Selous and ending in Bujumbura, Burundi. All the teams drove the Landrover tDI – Turbo Diesel 4WD.
This post has nothing to do with Musoma. But, Musomians will agree that, Landrovers are an integral part of our memories of our respective lives in Africa. As is the East African Safari Rally with the famous exploits of Joginder Singh. The boxy Landrovers of the 60s and 70s have not progressed to the tDis and the Range Rovers.
Here are some Grumeti Reserve pictures all one screen.
I am sure Alastair of Grumeti Reserves will be forced to insist on some free hospitality for the Musomians, at the Grumeti Reserves Resorts, after seeing the excellent, brilliant, absolutely stupendous work in making the following ‘video’ moving clip!
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