Samuel Martin Maningi
Artist, educator, choreographer, cultural practitioner
A movement-maker shaping rooms where discipline, devotion, and community meet.
Artists and ensemble members
The people who carry the circle.
SAWA is made by musicians, storytellers, dancers, teachers, makers and mentors. Each artist brings a different door into the same living house.
- Members
- 8
- Based in
- Kizimkazi
- Founded
- 2025
01The roster
Portraits, then the whole story.
Open any biography to read the longer note — written as living artist notes rather than static resumes.
Ibrahim Kamuli Shija
Musician and creative practitioner
A musician attuned to pulse, silence, and the emotional shape of ensemble sound.
Iptitham Is-haka Mahmoud
Performer, storyteller, dancer, mother, creator
A storyteller of body and voice, carrying tenderness, strength, and lived memory.
Omar Muhamed Ali "Omigo"
Musician, brass teacher, mentor, band leader
A band leader and mentor whose sound opens doors for younger musicians.
Yassin Abdil "KingHasira"
Costume designer, storyteller, performer, creative teacher
A visual storyteller bringing costume, character, and teaching into the circle.
Mohamed Ramadhan Mbalawa
Vocal artist and composer
A voice and composer shaping melody as devotion, memory, and invitation.
Iddi Omar Pandu
Kaswida artist and developing performer
A devotional voice in development, bringing kaswida lineage into new performance space.
Yussuf Abdul Khamis
Musician, producer, studio founder, band leader
A sound builder connecting rehearsal room, studio, stage, and ensemble leadership.
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The ensemble shapes performance and workshop formats for festivals, schools, retreats and cultural hosts.