Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya. It is influenced by the musical traditions of the African Great Lakes, North Africa, the Middle...

genres in Tanzania, as defined by BASATA are, ngoma, dansi, kwaya, and taarab, with bongo flava being added in 2001. Singeli has since the mid-2000s been...

known as Bi Kidude, was a Zanzibari-born Tanzanian Taarab singer. She has been called the "queen of Taarab and Unyago music" and was inspired by Siti binti...

Africa and France, and now has a strong Malagasy influence. Zanzibar's taarab music, however, remains the most influential genre on the islands, and a...

binti Saad (c.1880– August 1950) was a pioneering Tanzanian musician in the taarab musical style. Through her music she was also an anti-colonial activist...

Singeli is a ngoma music and dance where an MC performs over fast tempo taarab music, often at between 200 and 300 beats per minute (BPM), while women...

including Zanzibar and Comoros. It is featured in the region's genre of taarab or twarab music. The Zanzibari version is described as "a slightly tapered...

derivative of American hip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi. Lyrics are usually in Swahili or English. The name "Bongo" of...

Africans for his work in promoting Africa worldwide Bi Kidude, Taarab singer of Taarab and Unyago music, received WOMEX award in 2005 Faruk Malik, Ugandan...

polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega from Mauritius and Réunion, taarab, zouk, soukous moutya and other pan-African genres, as well as Polynesian...

known for their contributions to Swahili music. Her mother is renowned taarab musician Khadija Kopa. Her father, Othman Soud, was a songwriter for Khadija...

genres in Tanzania, as defined by BASATA are, ngoma, dansi, kwaya, and taarab, with bongo flava being added in 2001. Singeli has since the mid-2000s been...

Taarab, another type of music style adapted by the coast and mainly performed by women. A very popular coastal tradition, with Arabic poetry, taarab has...

among the Luo, Nzele among the Mijikenda, Mugithi among the Kikuyu, and Taarab among the Swahili. Additionally, Kenya has a growing Christian gospel music...

folk music based on the variety over 50 regional languages. Zanzibaran taarab music has also become popular, as has hip hop, reggae music, soul, soukous...

emphasis is being placed on teaching traditional music styles, such as Taarab, Kidumbaki or Ngoma. "In recent years the Music Academy of the Tanzanian...

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and has over the years provided a stage for local Swahili talent, from Taarab legends like Bi Kidude and Culture Musical Club, to homegrown Tanzanian...

Raï Rumba Sakara Sega Seggae Semba Shangaan electro Soukous Kwassa kwassa Taarab Zamrock Zouglou Nunatak (band) Central Asian Shashmaqam Pashto music Kazakh...

polka and mazurka; French folk and pop; sega from Mauritius and Réunion; taarab, soukous and other pan-African genres; and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian...

The 11th edition of the Tanzania Music Awards took place at the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Dar es Salaam, on Friday 14 May 2010. The event was anchored by...

afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, taarab and others. African music also uses a large variety of instruments from...

afrofusion, mbalax, Congolese rumba, soukous, ndombolo, makossa, kizomba, taarab and others. African music also uses a large variety of instruments from...

Kidumbaki or kidumbak is a Zanzibari musical genre. It is closely related to taarab (with Arab- and Indian-influenced music and singing in Swahili) but it is...

electro Soukous (aka Congo, Lingala or African rumba) Street pop Sungura Taarab Tsapiky Wassoulou music Zimbabwean jazz Zouglou Zouk African traditional...

played by bands such as DDC Mlimani Park Orchestra and Malaika Musical Band. Taarab, which was traditionally popular in Zanzibar has also found a niche. However...

performing arts Benga Boomba Genge Kenyan hip hop Lingala Ohangla Soukous Taarab Performing arts Kenya National Theatre Kenya Institute of Puppet Theatre...

early 90s. To the people in the Arab world, she's called as the "Sultana of Taarab" due to her strong and sensational voice and her popular covers of classic...

Song ('Mama Ntilie' with Gelly wa Ryme & AT) Daily Nation, Feb 23, 2008: Taarab to Confront Ohangla at Major Show in Nairobi Tanzania Music Awards - Winners...

diverse mosaic of cultures. Music is a main feature of Mombasa's culture. Taarab music, which originates from Zanzibar, has a prominent local presence. Styles...