Tanzanian classical musician nominated for top BBC award

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Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian classical musician Hekima Raymond has been nominated among 50 other inspirational individuals for a broadcasting award of a BBC flagship programme, according to the British broadcaster.

According to the announcement made earlier this week, Raymond, a self-taught pianist and conductor, joins other 49 nominees from all over the world whose work has been recognised as inspiring.

Of the 50 nominees, three people chosen as ‘Outlook Inspirations’ will be revealed by a panel of judges and honoured at a special event on July 4, 2016.

On receiving the news of his nomination, Mr Raymond, whose journey into music started when he was just 11 years old, said: “I am deeply honoured, and grateful to those who have recognised my work…this will definitely inspire me to do better.”

Much of Mr Raymond’s work has been with the Dar Choral Society, which he revived some few years back.

Earlier this year, the US Department of State recognised his work, awarding him the Promotional Social Change through the Arts award for his impressive work. He is currently in the United States of America to receive the award.

Last year, Raymond premiered the first ever symphony to be performed in Tanzania, and last month, the musician premiered for the first time in history Beethoven Symphony No.9 Choral in Kiswahili - the first time such work had been performed in the world in the Language native to most East and Central Africa.

Having seen how this genre of music has been received not only in Tanzania but beyond, Mr Raymond thinks it is time to make his work reach more people.

“Our plans are to take classical music to an even much high level in the country and even beyond...this could only be possible with proper financing,” he said adding, “In the next few years there could be six, seven or eight concerts a year. Then there would be smaller groups all over the city.”

In his concerts done in Dar es Salaam, more than 60 players, from a wide range of countries that they presented “Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony” and “Beethoven’s Egmont Overture”, to a local audience, much to the satisfaction of all present.

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