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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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Carl Walrond, Africans – Assimilation and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/685/congolese-musician-sam-manzanza (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.