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tarab is oooooooo buttiyful i love it and it is known a lot withr yh sooooo ummm good love to all of youse [[Siti binti Saad]]. |
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'''Taarab''' is a [[music genre]] popular in [[Tanzania]] and [[Kenya]]. It is 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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According to local legend, taarab was started by Sultan [[Seyyid Barghash bin Said]] (1870-1888). He enjoyed luxury and the pleasures of life. It was this ruler who initiated taarab in [[Zanzibar]] and later it spread all over the African Great Lakes region. The sultan imported a taarab ensemble from [[Egypt]] to play in his Beit el-Ajab palace. He subsequently decided to send to Egypt [[Mohamed Ibrahim (musician)|Mohamed Ibrahim]] to learn music and he also learned to play the [[Kanun (Instrument)|Kanun]]. Upon his return, he formed the Zanzibar Taarab Orchestra. In 1905, Zanzibar's second music society, [[Ikwhani Safaa Musical Club]], was established and continues to thrive today.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
According to local legend, taarab was started by Sultan [[Seyyid Barghash bin Said]] (1870-1888). He enjoyed luxury and the pleasures of life. It was this ruler who initiated taarab in [[Zanzibar]] and later it spread all over the African Great Lakes region. The sultan imported a taarab ensemble from [[Egypt]] to play in his Beit el-Ajab palace. He subsequently decided to send to Egypt [[Mohamed Ibrahim (musician)|Mohamed Ibrahim]] to learn music and he also learned to play the [[Kanun (Instrument)|Kanun]]. Upon his return, he formed the Zanzibar Taarab Orchestra. In 1905, Zanzibar's second music society, [[Ikwhani Safaa Musical Club]], was established and continues to thrive today.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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| Cultural origins | Late 19th century |
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tarab is oooooooo buttiyful i love it and it is known a lot withr yh sooooo ummm good love to all of youse Siti binti Saad.
According to local legend, taarab was started by Sultan Seyyid Barghash bin Said (1870-1888). He enjoyed luxury and the pleasures of life. It was this ruler who initiated taarab in Zanzibar and later it spread all over the African Great Lakes region. The sultan imported a taarab ensemble from Egypt to play in his Beit el-Ajab palace. He subsequently decided to send to Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim to learn music and he also learned to play the Kanun. Upon his return, he formed the Zanzibar Taarab Orchestra. In 1905, Zanzibar's second music society, Ikwhani Safaa Musical Club, was established and continues to thrive today.[citation needed]
Ikwhani Safaa and Culture Musical Club (founded in 1958) remain the leading Zanzibar taarab orchestras.[citation needed]
The word Taarab is a loanword from Arabic. The Arabic word طرب means "having joy with music".[1]
Leading Taarab singers
- Siti binti Saad - from Zanzibar
- Bi Kidude - from Zanzibar
- Asha Abdow Saleebaan 'Malika' - Bajuni singer from Somalia
- Zuhura Swaleh - from Mombasa
- Juma Bhalo - from Mombasa
Sources
- ^ Mohamed El-Mohammady Rizk, Women in Taarab : the performing art in East Africa / Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2007.
See also
External links
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