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taarab
Sign in to savethumb|right|Taarab performance by Kithara Orchestra of Zanzibar in Paris
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Taarab
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Late 19th century
- Music genre.subgenres
- Coastal taarab
- Music genre.local_scenes
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- Music genre.regional_scenes
- African Coastal Region
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Article
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History of taarab music
- See also
- Further reading
- Sources
- External links
thumb|right|Taarab performance by Kithara Orchestra of Zanzibar in Paris
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.