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05 June 2026
This concert celebrates Bi Kidude, which means «little granny». She is widely considered one of the greatest East African musicians of all time and was a guardianof centuries-old Swahili musical forms, including the classical courtly music of Zanzibar (taarab) and the secret, women-only ritual traditions of the island Unguja (unyago). Her knowledge, her voice, and her presence have shaped generations of musicians.Transcending Legacies is a project that honours the legacy of elders whose work has had a lasting impact on artists today and generations to come. The performance at free flow festivalmarks its second edition. Artists from different disciplines come together to create a shared work, inspired by one central question: how has Bi Kidude's work shaped their own practice, and how does it live on within it?
Artists: the little granny orchestra
Curator: tracy september
