• Muziki wa dansi (in Swahili: "dance music"), or simply dansi, is a Tanzanian music genre, derivative of Congolese soukous and Congolese rumba. It is sometimes...
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    advent of the genre's first star, Siti binti Saad. Prior to the rise of muziki wa dansi (jazz), taarab was usually listed to by a sitting and attentive audience...
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    styles of contemporary African popular music, including benga music, muziki wa dansi, Kidandali, Igbo highlife, palm-wine music, taarab, and inspiring the...
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  • then OTTU Jazz Band) is a Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band. Having been established in 1964, it is the oldest active dansi band in Tanzania. The band began...
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  • Maria (16 April 2022). "Athari za Kimaadili Zitokanazo na Nyimbo za Muziki wa Singeli nchini Tanzania" [Ethical Impact of Singeli Music in Tanzania]...
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    they are derivatives of Western popular music. One major example is muziki wa dansi, which is the Tanzanian counterpart of Congolese soukous (rumba). In...
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    Usimulizi katika Kuibua Dhamira ya Ukombozi wa Kisiasa Kusini mwa Afrika: Uchunguzi wa Nyimbo Teule za Muziki wa Dansi nchini Tanzania 1940-1990" [Use of Narrative...
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  • of American hip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi. Lyrics are usually in Swahili or English. The name "Bongo" of Bongo Flava...
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  • Kuliko Zote, Swahili for "better than the others"), was a seminal muziki wa dansi band from Morogoro, Tanzania. The band originally played live at the...
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  • is a Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band, originally from DR Congo. Founded in 1970 and still active, it is one of the most long-lived dansi bands. The band...
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  • (Mlimani Park for short) has been one of the most popular Tanzanian muziki wa dansi bands. Mlimani Park Orchestra was founded in 01-Aug-1978 by former...
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  • bands formed and new African music styles emerged, most notably in the muziki wa dansi (dance music) business. In 1984, BAMUTA was merged into BASATA. Music...
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  • and it would also impact the music of West and East Africa under Muziki wa dansi. Franco's OK Jazz and Le Grand Kallé's African Jazz were amongst the...
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    among several styles. The longest-standing style is live dance music (muziki wa dansi) played by bands such as DDC Mlimani Park Orchestra and Malaika Musical...
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  • popular muziki wa dansi Tanzanian band from 1985 to 1992. The band was founded by Tanzanian businessman Hugo Kisima, who also owned another popular dansi band...
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  • television comedy Msondo Ngoma (formerly NUTA Jazz Band), Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title...
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  • Sound Band, formerly known as Tabora Jazz, is a seminal Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band based in Tabora, Tanzania and led by guitarist Shem Ibrahim Karenga...
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    music, Kamba soukous Cultural origins Late 1940s - Late 1960s, Kenya Regional scenes Kenya • Tanzania Other topics Muziki wa dansi Ngoma music Singeli...
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  • For about twenty years, Cuban Marimba was one of the most popular muziki wa dansi (dance music) bands in Tanzania. Salum Abdallah was a prolific songwriter...
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  • Vijana Jazz) is a Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band that reached its peak of popularity in the 1980s. As with many other dansi bands of the times, it was...
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  • a major Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band in the 1970s. Along with Orchestra Maquis Original, OSS contributed to the evolution of dansi, introducing a slower-paced...
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  • the prominent muziki wa dansi bands between the 1960s and 1970s. It was led by Michael Enoch, who would later play in many other major dansi bands. Although...
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  • Tancut Alimasi Orchestra (or simply Tancut Alimasi) was a Tanzanian muziki wa dansi band. It was managed by the national society of diamond industries...
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  • emerging new, uniquely African sounds have been used more, including "muziki wa dansi, taarab, and Indian filmi." Due to the presence of multiple societies...
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    Usimulizi katika Kuibua Dhamira ya Ukombozi wa Kisiasa Kusini mwa Afrika: Uchunguzi wa Nyimbo Teule za Muziki wa Dansi nchini Tanzania 1940-1990" [Use of Narrative...
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  • no more". JamiiForums. Retrieved August 6, 2020. Blog, Mtinge. "GWIJI LA MUZIKI ALIYETOWEKA GAFLA; KASALOO KYANGA". Mtinge. Retrieved April 29, 2019. "End...
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  • Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Died October 2004 Genres Congolese rumba • Muziki wa dansi Instrument Guitar Years active 1969–2004 Labels Limitless Sky Records...
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  • 2022. Kwaz (4 April 2022). "Tanzania Music Awards Winners Washindi Tuzo za muziki tanzania 2021/2022". Njiromediaa.com. Dar es Salaam: Njiromediaa. Retrieved...
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