Tamasha Africana

African dance music group from Austin, Texas. Formed in the late 1990s, Tamasha Africana was dedicated dedicated to performing soukous, a musical style from the Congo region. Tamasha Africana was fronted by Kenyan natives Jackie Odanga and Ben Simiyu with percussionist Luiz Coutinho De Souza, drummer Kenny Felton, guitarist Brad Shultz, bassist Glenn Schuetz, and guitarist Russ Scanlon.