Our Bio
The international band Rise’n’Shine is a collaboration of musicians from East Africa and Europe. All members have already worked in various music genres, focusing on Afrobeats and Reggae. Rise’n’Shine has shared stages in their hometown of Mwanza with artists like Hardmad, Damian Soul, and Dabo Mtanzania.
In addition to promoting live music in Mwanza, the band has performed at several international festivals, including the International Reggae Festival in Zanzibar and Jinja (Uganda), as well as the Bagamoyo International Festival of Arts and Culture. In 2021 and 2022, the band organized a series of festivals called Cancer Awareness Africa Festival, which led BBC Swahili to produce a documentary about them.
Rise’n’Shine’s songs and performances combine enjoyable, danceable music with powerful messages. Since 2020, the band has been creating We Care songs in collaboration with international organizations. In 2022, they became active in building climate resilience, using the songs "Our House Our World" and "Water for All" to raise awareness.
The song "War is a Business" won an international song contest with Mission One World in 2021. In January 2023, the band received the Kukaya Moto Award for their commitment to community engagement.
In the summer of 2024, Rise’n’Shine toured Germany for three weeks, conducting workshops and performing under the motto "Voices of Climate Justice". In 2025, the band will release a new album and embark on another tour through Germany!
Our Music
The latest release from Rise’n’Shine is a song about climate migrants based on a true story. Climate Migrants are people forced to leave their homes due to the devastating effects of climate change.
For us, this song is personal. We have friends who left their homes, driven by the hope for a better life. "Climate Migrants" gives voice to their struggles, dreams, and resilience.
Written in 2024, the reggae song with a heartfelt message, calling for humanity and action in the face of the global climate crisis.
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Media Review and Achievements
´Your performance was viby and at the same time touching!
The song about cancer made me reflect on my children’s health,
it was very strong how you sing about this topic!´
(Playing for Change @ Bagamoyo Festival Nov. 2022,
Member of staff of the Ministry of Information,
Culture, Arts and Sports, Tanzania)
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The big media attention came when Rise’n’Shine started to get engaged in awareness building on health, climate change, and social togetherness. When the band conducted the first Cancer Awareness Africa Festival in Tanga in 2022 (CAAF - Tamasha la ufahamu wa saratani kwa Watoto) media like BBC and Deutsche Welle started to report about the initiative of the band.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CndZuKaIdbK/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Anyway, since the band started in 2019 ETV Uganda broadcasted the show of the International Reggae Festival on the Nile 2019 at ETV Uganda (starting from 14:12min).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAU69rULkA8
TV stations and radio stations that invited Rise´n´Shine for shows and interview are in particular Star TV and Radio Free Africa. Rise´n´Shine was invited to the 5 o’clock show and did the Reggae Ragga Vibes Show with Dimosso.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ4YOGdtSO3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
The releases of `Be with you` and `Water for all` were covered by a variety of TV stations and radios. Here you find the link to the Saturday Evening News of the TBC.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CgUQboyjFIz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Contact Us
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Band Leader + 49 176 212 449 84
Musical Director + 49 163 901 03 17
