A little over 100 years ago, the Sultan of Zanzibar sent his court musicians abroad to study...They returned, and taraab was born. This genre, found in the towns of coastal Eastern Africa, is a happy hybrid of Arabic, Indian, and African styles, with the poignant songs of love and longing sung in the melodious language of Kiswahili. Zanzibar style taraab is basically Egyptian song and modal practice, and the predilection for Arabic instruments, such as the oud, qanun, nai, and violin, and takt percussion.
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Mahaba Wa Taka Nini
Nie Zama Nie Sema
Daka Kozi Manowe
Bashraf Salama
Mapenzi Matamu
Rufiji
Eni Wana Damu
Lala, Mpenzi Lala
Unalo
Sishituki
Matamu Choz
Lala Mpenzi Lala
Bowmazan Ya Mahaba Bi Kidude song
Daka Koz
Shishituki
Manowe, Mahaba Wa Takanini, Mapenz
Kwala Ulala Huez
Interview
Enyi Wana Damu Sharmila and Black Star Orchestra
Kanilemaza Ikhwani Safaa
Bowmazan Ya Mahaba (Bi Kidude)
Enyi Wana Damu (Sharmila and Black Star Orchestra)
Wad Alnuba
Full Session
Ni E Zama
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