Music in Tanzania is crazy. There are four types that are heard constantly. First and most popular is of course the rap/RB, mostly American, but a few Tanzanians trying to be American. This music blasts from the open air dorms from 6am until midnight and I think that I have "In Da Club" by 50 cent permanently engrained in my brain. The second type of music is celion dion. Seriously. Tanzanians have some obsession with love songs and I hear Celion Dion, Michael Bolton (a throw back to my Central days), Mariah Carrey, and people like Rod Stewart constantly. It is quite disturbing actually. It's light radio in Dar. The third type is my favorite: the church choir type music. There is one song we love called "Hakuna Munguu Bwana Wewe" meaning "there is no god like you." this music is what you would think of stereotypically of an African Choir...like the backround of Paul Simon's "Graceland" album. The last type is also very fun: Bongoflava. This is heavy drums and big rhythm and is very popular in clubs and late at night when rap is not playing. It is very Zanzibarian and East Coast tanzania and is great to dance to. So now, as I close, Michael is singing full blast in the computer lab and I just have to smile. That's what love is all about, when a man loves a woman, I said I loved you but I lied. Oh the memories...