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Congolese musician Sam Manzanza

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Congolese musician Sam Manzanza

Sam Manzanza (shown here in Wellington, 2003) has been in New Zealand longer than most African immigrants. He arrived in the 1980s after marrying a Dunedin woman, and has since been a driving force in promoting African music – especially drumming.

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Photograph by Melanie Lovell-Smith

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Carl Walrond. 'Africans', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/africans/3/3