Tenzi Za Rohoni 14 -

To understand Volume 14, one must first appreciate the evolution of Swahili hymnody. The earliest Tenzi za Rohoni (literally "Songs of the Spirit") emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, largely through the work of German Lutheran and Anglican missionaries on the coast of Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania). They translated German chorales and English hymns into Kiswahili, creating the first core collection.