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Taarab

Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya, and the wider Swahilisphere. It has been influenced by the musical traditions of the African Great Lakes, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent. Taarab rose to prominence in 1928 with the advent of the genre's first star, Siti binti Saad.

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History of taarab music

Siti bint SaadHis Master's VoiceBi KidudeAl-Watan Musical ClubKidumbak
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Music genreTanzaniaKenyaSwahilisphereAfrican Great Lakes
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Loanword
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Cultural origins
Late 19th century

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Taarab

Nodes39
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Triples73
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Further reading · 49
Taarab → Africa, African Books Collective, Askew, Bloomsbury Encyclopedia, Chicago Press, Comoros, Continuum, Cultural Politics, Dave, David, Dawe, Eastern Africa, Edmondson, Graebner, Herv, Horn, In Shepherd, Indiana University Press, ISBN, Island Musics
related to history · 18
Taarab → After, Al-Watan Musical Club, Bi Kidude, Bombay His Master's Voice, Culture Musical Club, East African, In, Kidumbak, Mzee Yusuph, Over, Playing, Saad, She, Siti, Sultan's, Tanzanian, Zanzibar, Zanzibari
related to Etymology · 3
Taarab → Arabic, The, The Arabic
is a · 2
Taarab → loanword from Arabic, music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya
Cultural origins · 1
Taarab → Late 19th century

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music zanzibar musical african tanzania east safaa kenya isbn play club region century popular africa zanzibar's tarab egypt melody songs

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TaarabCultural originsLate 19th century1.00infobox
Taarabis amusic genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya0.90text
Taarabis aloanword from Arabic0.90text
Taarabrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Taarabrelated to EtymologyArabic0.60section
Taarabrelated to EtymologyThe Arabic0.60section
Taarabrelated to Further readingLock-green0.60section
Taarabrelated to Further readingLock-gray-alt-20.60section
Taarabrelated to Further readingLock-red-alt-20.60section
Taarabrelated to Further readingWikisource-logo0.60section
Taarabrelated to Further readingGraebner0.60section
Taarabrelated to Further readingWerner0.60section

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