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Taarab is a
music genre po****r in both
Tanzania and Kenya. It has been
influenced by the
musical traditions of the
African Great Lakes,
North Africa,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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derivative of
American hip hop and
traditional Tanzanian styles such as
taarab and dansi.
Lyrics are
usually in
Swahili or English. The name "Bongo" in...
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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...
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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...
