Ni nani huyu Mabala the farmer?

[Kutoka Mirembe]

Ni story ndeefu kidogo juu ya nlipoling'amua jina la mabesela. usiwe na shaka tutazungumza tukionana mpwa!! Udugu hazina. Kesho nakwenda somewhere hapa town kuna fursa murua saana ya kibiashara nitakushirikisha kwa picha na maelezo.

Chunga kucha na meno

 

[Humble African]

Chunga kucha na meno[/QUOTE

Duh!! Lisemwalo lipo lakini. Nitachunga ndugu kutoka milembe!

 

[Bagamoyo]

renowned Tanzanian author Richard Mabala, writing is not a hobby but a way of provoking discussion . PHOTO I ESTHER KARIN MNGODO

"I cried when I was writing this book," says Richard Mabala about his new book Run Free that won him the 4th Burt Award for African Literature (Baal), and got him Sh14 million richer last month.




The title itself is telling of the renowned author, a man whose life is an expression of a free spirit that's refused to condescend to what seems obvious around him.



When you hear his name it is hard to imagine that it belongs to a white man, a mzungu. But Mabala is indeed a Tanzanian white man, and arguably one of the most talented authors the country has produced in the last decade.




Run Free is the latest offering on the list of the more than 10 Kiswahili and English titles that Mabala, also a columnist for various newspapers including ‘Mwananchi', has published in recent years.


In it is the author's conviction about the potential of humanity and his penchant for freedom reflected. And for him, it was living his life again in the world of fiction.





"It is about a character who struggles to walk after they had had an accident. Physical impairment is something that I myself have experienced in my life," he says in a recent interview.





Re-living the experience was very emotional, says Mabala, whose family members, including his sister suffered physical impairment.





When he came to Tanzania in 1973, he was a volunteer with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). He was one of the first five British volunteers who were allowed into the country after Tanzania broke off diplomatic relations with Britain over the independence of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).





"I call myself ‘Mnyamwezi Mkorogo' - a skin bleached man of the Nyamwezi tribe," says Mabala.





He was born Richard Satterthwaite but changed to Mabala, a nickname he was given by Wanyamwezi when he used to sing in a small choir in Ipuli at the edges of Tabora Region.


Since they couldn't pronounce his name properly, they popularised Mabala, which they told him meant ‘a big open space' - from London, where he was born to Tabora where he resided. He was nervous about using his new name, but to his surprise, people picked it up quickly.




Tanzanian citizenship


In 1979, he applied for Tanzanian citizenship, which was approved two years later. "I have never regretted my decision, except when I have to go through a long and expensive process to get a visa to go and visit my mother," he says with a laugh.



His skin colour hasn't been a hindrance in airing his views as a Tanzanian writer. He counts himself very fortunate to be accepted in different writers' forums. "Of course some are surprised at my name and I know some people do not like the criticisms in my columns but I have never heard anyone question my right to say these things," says Mabala, an alumnus of Oxford University.



Between 1961 and 1967, Mabala studied French and History at Oxford, and then did a postgraduate diploma in education. As a volunteer, he started his life in Tanzania at Milambo Secondary School.


His first A-Level class included people such as the late Professor Mwaikusa, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, and the late Ibrahim Ngozi - a talented playwright and actor.





He recalls how at that time literature in English was a hotbed of discussion and how he learned so much from working with those first students and those of the following years also.




"It was a time of great commitment to building the nation the Tanzanian way and I was inspired by the commitment of so many," he says. He then tutored at Mzumbe Secondary School, Chang'ombe Teachers College, Marangu Teachers College, Kibosho Girls Secondary School and University of Dar es Salaam between 1973 and 1993.

READ MORE from source: TheCitizen Newspaper Tues 25.June. 2013 For Mabala, writing is more than a hobby - Success - thecitizen.co.tz

 

[mabesela]

renowned Tanzanian author Richard Mabala, writing is not a hobby but a way of provoking discussion . PHOTO I ESTHER KARIN MNGODO

“I cried when I was writing this book,” says Richard Mabala about his new book Run Free that won him the 4th Burt Award for African Literature (Baal), and got him Sh14 million richer last month.




The title itself is telling of the renowned author, a man whose life is an expression of a free spirit that’s refused to condescend to what seems obvious around him.



When you hear his name it is hard to imagine that it belongs to a white man, a mzungu. But Mabala is indeed a Tanzanian white man, and arguably one of the most talented authors the country has produced in the last decade.




Run Free is the latest offering on the list of the more than 10 Kiswahili and English titles that Mabala, also a columnist for various newspapers including ‘Mwananchi’, has published in recent years.


In it is the author’s conviction about the potential of humanity and his penchant for freedom reflected. And for him, it was living his life again in the world of fiction.





“It is about a character who struggles to walk after they had had an accident. Physical impairment is something that I myself have experienced in my life,” he says in a recent interview.





Re-living the experience was very emotional, says Mabala, whose family members, including his sister suffered physical impairment.





When he came to Tanzania in 1973, he was a volunteer with the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO). He was one of the first five British volunteers who were allowed into the country after Tanzania broke off diplomatic relations with Britain over the independence of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).





“I call myself ‘Mnyamwezi Mkorogo’ - a skin bleached man of the Nyamwezi tribe,” says Mabala.





He was born Richard Satterthwaite but changed to Mabala, a nickname he was given by Wanyamwezi when he used to sing in a small choir in Ipuli at the edges of Tabora Region.


Since they couldn’t pronounce his name properly, they popularised Mabala, which they told him meant ‘a big open space’ - from London, where he was born to Tabora where he resided. He was nervous about using his new name, but to his surprise, people picked it up quickly.




Tanzanian citizenship


In 1979, he applied for Tanzanian citizenship, which was approved two years later. “I have never regretted my decision, except when I have to go through a long and expensive process to get a visa to go and visit my mother,” he says with a laugh.



His skin colour hasn’t been a hindrance in airing his views as a Tanzanian writer. He counts himself very fortunate to be accepted in different writers’ forums. “Of course some are surprised at my name and I know some people do not like the criticisms in my columns but I have never heard anyone question my right to say these things,” says Mabala, an alumnus of Oxford University.



Between 1961 and 1967, Mabala studied French and History at Oxford, and then did a postgraduate diploma in education. As a volunteer, he started his life in Tanzania at Milambo Secondary School.


His first A-Level class included people such as the late Professor Mwaikusa, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe, and the late Ibrahim Ngozi - a talented playwright and actor.





He recalls how at that time literature in English was a hotbed of discussion and how he learned so much from working with those first students and those of the following years also.




“It was a time of great commitment to building the nation the Tanzanian way and I was inspired by the commitment of so many,” he says. He then tutored at Mzumbe Secondary School, Chang’ombe Teachers College, Marangu Teachers College, Kibosho Girls Secondary School and University of Dar es Salaam between 1973 and 1993.

READ MORE from source: TheCitizen Newspaper Tues 25.June. 2013 For Mabala, writing is more than a hobby - Success - thecitizen.co.tz

Nashukuru sana Bagamoyo kwa biography ya huyu ndg Mabala maana nilikuwa sifahamu lolote juu yake japo nilizipenda sana literature zake. Asante sana.

 

[ROBERT MICHAEL]

Nakumbukaga kitabu chake cha Mabala the farmer, wakati huo madaftari tunagaiwa na halmashauri ya jiji.

 

[kanuga]

Mbona Kama nimemwona Babu mabala the farmer Kwenywe huuu mdahalo wa Itv

 

[KALINZI NYUMBANI]

Pdf zake zinapatikana wapi?. Nazihitaji.