Megan Ndale is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter & teacher studying in the GLOMAS (Nordic Masters of Global Music) program. She was born in the USA and lived 10 years of her life in Tanzania, giving her a wide background of musical experiences, including East-African dance, folk & jazz.

Trained as a Classical cellist, Megan is a versatile singer of many styles, plays folk fiddle and hand percussion; drawing from this exciting palette of musical references goes some way to understanding her unique musical and artistic voice.

Megan completed her bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Tumaini University Makumira (Tanzania)as well as her master's degree in Global Music (GLOMAS) from Sibelius Academy (Finland) and has extensive teaching experience across different cultures to a wide variety of students; she has taught in Tanzanian secondary schools, and has conducted workshops in the United States, Tanzania, Kenya, Finland and Denmark. Furthermore she has performed as a soloist and ensemble member in the USA, Tanzania, Kenya, Malaysia, Estonia, Finland, Denmark, and Germany.

She is passionate about bringing people of different walks together through the arts, and transmitting the joy and life-changing abilities resulting from simply playing music.

The DCMA is proud to be the guardians of a living cultural heritage and proud to preserve and promote the musical heritage of Zanzibar and the Dhow Countries. In training the students it ensures the continuation, knowledge, and legacy of a unique musical cultural heritage. 

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