The Zawose Queens

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The Zawose Queens are a Tanzanian female ensemble from the Zawose musical family, known for powerful vocal harmonies, polyrhythms, and the ringing tones of the ilimba thumb piano. Their debut album Maisha (2024), released on Peter Gabriel's Real World label, brought them to stages at Glastonbury, WOMAD, and WOMEX.

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Sat 13.6. – Sun 14.6. Hlavní město Praha, Prague

(2 days)

Respect Festival 2026

Respect Festival celebrates its 29th season with a two-day Open Air on Štvanice Island featuring musicians from nearly 20 countries, from Tanzanian The Zawose Queens and Madagascan Bobo & Behaja to Senegalese legend Cheikh Lo.

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Upcoming · 1

Respect Festival 2026

The Zawose Queens