Abeneko

BIO

Abeneko is an Afrobeats and bongo fusion musician from Tanzania.

Abeneko is also a contemporary live performer, singer, songwriter, guitarist, dancer and choreographer. His music is a mix of innovative East African beats, melodies, funk and Afro fusion which have been created in different traditional dances, melodies and rhythm brought to contemporary music life. Abeneko is signed under the label of Weka Music Production Management in Tanzania.

Abeneko released his first album titled 'Mama Chambewa' in Doa Doa, Uganda in 2015. In January 2018, Abeneko officially launched his second album 'Wakati' at Goethe-Institut, Dar es salaam - Tanzania.

Abeneko has participated in many dance and music-exchange projects and performed with his Band of 7 members in Tanzania including; Sauti za Busara music festival-Zanzibar, Bayimba International Art festival - Uganda, Wikiendi Live - Dar es salaam, Barazani at Alliance Fracaise, Goethe-Instute, the Beat festival, Gengeni Music Concert, Chap Chap, Marahaba Swahili Music Festival, Bagamoyo at karibu music festival, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Jinja, Uganda. In addition, he has done International dance and music performances in countries such as South Korea, USA, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Holland, Spain, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi and Mozambique.

He is also co-founder of ASEDEVA www.asedeva.com, a non profit art organisation based in Tanzania, founder of Haba na Haba Dance Festival in Tanzania, as well as co-host of Marafiki Night Live, a monthly concert series in cooperation with Weka Music Production and Management.

It is a hope to provide a different perspective to the youth who are inspired by western culture and other music styles. They have not grown up to appreciate their own musical heritage which is disappearing.