Will Ross reports from Zanzibar and Mombasa on how traditional Taarab music is responding to the challenge of new influences. In the 1930's the great Taarab singer, Siti Bint Saad, was a prized ...

DAR ES SALAAM: THE National Arts Council (BASATA) has commended the Tanzania Taarab Music Association for its dedicated ...

Charlene Ruto attended an event in Kilifi and got down with the youngsters who were eager to show her some moves The president's daughter was captured dancing her heart out and enjoying some ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Taarab icon Bi Kidude. [Courtesy] There was Taarab, and now there is Rusha Roho Taarab ...

09 /8/15. PHOTO: TITUS MUNALA For someone looking for truly cool and serenading music, Kisumu Boys High School was the place to be last weekend as students performed Coastal taarab music with ...

A perfect welcome to Dar! Modern Taarab: A Bollywood Moment in Dar Night two brought us to a performance by East African Melody, one of the leading groups in modern taarab. Unlike the 12-piece ...