Fatime Songoro

About me

Budapest, Hungary

I am a saxophone player, freelance artist and entrepreneur. Hungarian citizen with Tanzanian-Congolese roots.
Improvisation is a feature not only of my music but also of my life, and my saxophone is a secular passport that gives me insight into anywhere. Although I don't speak many foreign languages, in most places, I find understanding with my music.
I am not motivated to be famous, nor do I desire glitter. I am able to lose my ego in my artistic activity. I especially like experimentation, looking for sounds on my instrument that are unexpected and blurring the boundaries between stage and audience, traversing different genres. I don't like to get stuck in the position of "just a musician."
I am very interested in socially themed total art projects.

Cultural background

  • Hungary
  • Tanzania
  • Congo

Values

  • Adventure
  • Balance
  • Beauty
  • Challenge
  • Community
  • Creativity
  • Faith
  • Friendships
  • Honesty
  • Humor
  • Inner harmony
  • Listening
  • Love
  • Meaningful work
  • Openness
  • Reliability
  • Respect
  • Spirituality
  • Teamwork
  • Wisdom
  • Healthy lifestyle
  • Nomadic
  • Simple living
  • Spiritually-driven
  • Risk-taking

Band/Ensemble

Futurstan

Project Music

Go Alone

Go Alone is a lamentation turned mantra. Despite so many of the narratives within modern living, we are not individual units navigating life. It can be hard to remember sometimes just how dependent we need to be on each other to build the world we all want and care for all the lives within it. Go Alone captures the tipping point of self-oriented despair giving birth to realisation. Though we are constantly adrift and often in discomfort, with the vulnerability to reach out to another that evergreen truth emerges: we are never truly on our own.

  • Fusion
  • Jazz
  • Jazz-Pop
  • Pop
  • Background vocals
  • Singer
  • Electric piano
  • Piano
  • Synthesizer
  • Bass guitar
  • Electric guitar
  • Drum set
  • Alto saxophone
  • Soprano saxophone
  • Australia
  • Hungary
  • Russian Federation
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
Say No More

Trying to build the peaceful and connected world we all want can be deeply isolating. The suffering of our collective failures leads to much bitterness which gives voice to angry, divisive ideas. ‘Say No More’ is a lamentation, but also a determined commitment - we have the knowledge and skills we need to end the worst of suffering and celebrate the best in each other. Let’s not be distracted by the whisperings of others and get to work building the world we deserve to share.

  • Funk
  • Jazz
  • Jazz-Pop
  • Pop
  • Background vocals
  • Singer
  • Synthesizer
  • Bass guitar
  • Bongo drum
  • Chimes
  • Clapped hands
  • Cowbell
  • Drum set
  • Percussion
  • Alto saxophone
  • Trombone
  • Australia
  • Hungary
  • Russian Federation
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • United States of America
Life is Everywhere

Simply put, this song is a call to get out of our heads and celebrate the vibrancy of life. The music propels this message with an Afro-Caribbean rhythm, spiritual jazz melodies, and a Mauritian sega outro. Many of us desperately want to help our planet, but the social change required to do so cannot be achieved without a deep understanding of the interconnectedness of everyone and everything. The song’s lyrics describe a person trapped in negative, selfish thought patterns, who comes to realize that they are not the centre of the universe.

  • Funk
  • Psychedelia
  • R&B / Soul
  • Reggae / Carribean
  • World
  • Singer
  • Electric organ
  • Piano
  • Bass guitar
  • Dan bau
  • Electric guitar
  • Drum set
  • Alto saxophone
  • Baritone saxophone
  • Flute
  • Canada
  • Hungary
  • Russian Federation
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
  • United States of America
Going to the Mountains is Going Home

With instrumentation and vocals that evoke the serenity of being in the wilderness, this song is a call to reconnect with nature. The title is taken from a quote by John Muir (19th century American environmental activist, known as the father of National Parks), who inspired many to value the wild places that still exist. Muir believed that regaining a harmonious equilibrium with Mother Earth is integral to our mental and physical health. As the climate crisis worsens, and cities grow more and more crowded, let's go back home to the wild!

  • Ambient
  • Electronic
  • Indian
  • Jazz
  • Psychedelia
  • World
  • Chanting
  • Singer
  • Synthesizer
  • Cymbals
  • Darbuka
  • Frame drum
  • Flute
  • Soprano saxophone
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
  • Hungary
  • India
  • Tanzania
SEMA

In Swahili, "sema" can be translated as "say it" or "speak about it". Addressing mental health is a global challenge. Perceptions of normalcy and health are relative. Depression leading to suicide is not uncommon. Let's highlight the importance of caring for each other. Mental well-being is not shameful; it should be openly acknowledged and supported.

  • African
  • Electronic
  • Fusion
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Electric piano
  • Bass guitar
  • Saxophone
  • Ethiopia
  • Hungary
  • Russian Federation
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
Nothing For Free

Swahili lyrics convey life's challenges, emphasizing money struggles and the absence of free things. They confront skin color discrimination, highlighting the shame in distinguishing between white and black. The song promotes unity, love, and equal rights, discouraging fear in our fast-paced world. Repeated phrases emphasize understanding, love for neighbors, and the futility of fighting when, ultimately, people are the same.

  • African
  • Electronic
  • Fusion
  • Instrumental
  • Traditional / Folk
  • Singer
  • Electric piano
  • Zeze / Tzetze / Dzendze
  • Mbira / Sanza/ Thumb piano
  • Saxophone
  • Hungary
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
Sorry I'm not Sorry

People's unique qualities are often judged by societal standards, which goes against human nature. There is a dissonance between who we are and who we are expected to be. "Don't be too big, don't be too small, be self-assured but not overconfident, don't look too white or too black" This protest song doesn’t march on the street, and it doesn't aggressively go after our oppressor. This is a song about our soft power. The power to refuse to be seen as other then we actually are. We are all unique and we refuse to be sorry about that.

  • Neo-Soul
  • Background vocals
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Electric piano
  • Synthesizer
  • Alto saxophone
  • Tenor saxophone
  • Hungary
  • Netherlands
  • Russian Federation
  • Switzerland
  • Tanzania
Wororo [Soft]
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  • Award Winner
  • Album Track

An afrobeat psych jazz monster of a song describing the modern obsession with material wealth and living the easy life. With lyrics in four languages (Swahili, English, Hungarian and Xhosa), 'Wororo' challenges us all to try and appreciate what we already have and to see past superficial desires.

  • African
  • Funk
  • Fusion
  • Jazz
  • Jazz-Rock
  • Psychedelia
  • Background vocals
  • Singer
  • Soprano
  • Vocal ensemble
  • Synthesizer
  • Bass guitar
  • Electric guitar
  • Lute
  • Drum set
  • Rattle
  • Shekere
  • Alto horn
  • Canada
  • Hungary
  • Kenya
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania

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