On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Italian Republic, the Italian Embassy in Dar es Salaam organized several concerts by the Salento-based group Officina Zoè, among the first to rediscover the tradition of the pizzica both nationally and internationally. Officina Zoè performed in Dar es Salaam at the reception for the national holiday, hosted by Ambassador Coppola at the residence and featuring a pizzica workshop led by dancer Sara Colonna, and subsequently in Zanzibar, with two