At a time when cultural musical styles have rapidly evolved, an East African genre that is nearly a century old is struggling to retain its identity. Contemporary influences have had a huge impact on ...

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 ...

There was Taarab, and now there is Rusha Roho Taarab. One is the famous century-old genre synonymous with the East African coast, the other, Rusha Roho, still retains the traditional soulful verses, ...

Nairobi — Mombasa mayor Hamisi Mwidani is now the star attraction in the coastal town, and what the residents might miss in terms of service delivery by the ...

When a genre of music that has changed very little of its original format over a period of almost a century begins to embrace contemporary influences, then its traditional fanbase is often stunned by ...

Ungana naye Fathiya Omar ambaye katika makala ya Utamaduni na Sanaa anayezungumzia namna usasa ulivyoathiri muziki wa taarabu mjini Mombasa, ambako muziki huo ni mashuhuri. Muziki huo sasa umekuwa ...

Ni Jumapili nyingine tunakutana tena katika Makala haya ya Changu Chako Chako Changu ambapo leo nakuletea historia ya Arthur Firmin mpiga picha wa zamani na mtaalamu wa kupanda milima Mkenya mwenye ...

Mwimbaji maarufu wa taarabu nchini Kenya Muhammad Khamis Bhallo amefariki dunia katika mji wa Mombasa nchini Kenya . Marehemu Bhallo ambae amefia nyumbani kwake akiwa na umri wa zaidi miaka sitini, ...

Nairobi — Tanzanian taarab group Tanzania One Theatre (TOT) is to rock Mombasa with a gala show next month. The show scheduled for Lohana Hall of Majengo on July 30, will also feature leading ...

The persistent percussion of set piece pomp or impromptu performances has profound repercussions. Drumming is both a high art and entertainment spectacle that stretches way back into Burundi’s past.