Mrisho Mpoto is an international artist based in Dar Es’ Salaam Tanzania where he works on his own theatre art company, music and film production studio. His Company are the sister company of Limelight Music in The UK and have many connections within Scotland, England and sthe USA. The organization keeps alive the diverse traditional artistic cultures of all the East African Tribes and produces new songs and films that aim to provide vital information in education for all the people of Africa. This includes music video designed to raise awareness in the plight of the 5 African giants, aids awareness, general health and the environmental issues. The organization is currently working in collaboration with Limelight Music in order to create a national music equalities programme working with young people in schools. Their Director Mrisho Mpoto is an experienced performer and writer with an international reputation.
He is Africa’s number one Slam Poet and currently holds the title of third best in the entire world. Mrisho is a multi- award winning traditional artist who is committed to developing the skills of young people in Africa so they can find employment and engage in positive life choices.
Mrisho has worked at The Globe Theatre London, The Tron Theatre Glasgow, Macro Bert Theatre Stirling and The Russian Tanzanian Cultural Centre where he has performed works written by William Shakespeare, Forbes Masson, Gordon Dougall, Gerry Mulgrew and Farouk Topan. He is a well known artist with a massive public following in Tanzania and is a well respected arts ambassador for the country.
In 2009, Mr. Mpoto continued emerging as one of the most prominent traditional artists in Tanzania and named as one of the Zeze Award winners during a colorful awards presentation gala held at the Tanzania Art Institute (TaSUBa) in Bagamoyo. On the same year, his song NIKIPATA NAULI (literally If I get bus fare) became a ‘song’ of the year and won him a first award in Tanzania’s annual music awards “Kilimanjaro Awards.
In 2011, Mpoto received an invitation from the United States of America and Canada to participate and perform with other famous artists withing Africa and other parts of the world on the book entitled “AFRICA KILLS HER SON” by Nigerian Nobel Prize winner, Ken Sarowiwa. This was a result of a long workshop that was held in Manda Island in Kenya where his creative work was well recognized thus becoming the winning presentation and nominated to participate in the international theatre in US and Canada supported by SUNDANCE INSTITUTE.
Mrisho’s traditional music and poetry won him a second Award in Tanzania ’ s annual music awards “Kilimanjaro Awards”in the year 2012.
Mpoto has performed a Swahili version of a play MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR written by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE under the Globe to Globe Company and achieved a five star on The Guardian review (UK) in 2012. www.worldshakespearefestival.org.uk
Mpoto has since then became unstoppable in this career as he continued attracting different people, companies as well as institutions been government, NGOs (local and International) as well as UN agencies on various issues such as Child Protection, Human rights, Sexual and Gender Based Violence and HIV/Aids in awareness campaigns through the richness of AFRICAN TRADITION.
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