Taarab lovers in Tanzania are in mourning after one of the greatest singers in the modern era passed on a few days ago. While it is not clear what may have caused his untimely death, Bilal Mashauzi ...

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, ...

The traditional music known as taarab was fading away — until a school began giving lessons to aspiring musicians. Not so long ago, Christopher John's days were spent herding his family's goats and ...

Arts of governance -- Tanga, Tanganyika, Tanzania -- Of ginger ale and orange soda -- Weighty gestures, significant glances : taarab performance and the constitution of social relations -- Cultural ...

Not so long ago, Christopher John's days were spent herding his family's goats and cows in a rural part of Zanzibar, the tropical island off the coast of Tanzania. But he always loved music and used ...

Not so long ago, Christopher John's days were spent herding his family's goats and cows in a rural part of Zanzibar, the tropical island off the coast of Tanzania. But he always loved music and used ...