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Sounds of Taraab
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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…dumbeg & riq. Mombasa is known for highly syncopated rythmn, with… read more
