The Dar es Salaam Jazz Band (also nicknamed Dar Jazz) was a Tanzanian big band from Dar es Salaam, established in 1932, that was one of the prominent muziki wa dansi bands between the 1960s and 1970s.[1] [2]
During the 1960s the band, led by Michael Enoch,[1] was known to have a following who would regularly attend their live performances; this loyalty has been likened to that of football fans. Songs played by the Dar es Salaam Jazz Band would often include a solo by one band member, that would result in the crowds dancing becoming "crazy" and "uninhibited".[3] Although Enoch did originally play guitar in the band's first years, he went on to be known mostly as a saxophone and trumpet player, and would later play in many other major dansi bands.