taarab

Also known as tarab, tarabu

thumb|right|Taarab performance by Kithara Orchestra of Zanzibar in Paris

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Music genre.name: Taarab
Music genre.cultural_origins: Late 19th century
Music genre.subgenres: Coastal taarab
Music genre.local_scenes: • •
Music genre.regional_scenes: African Coastal Region

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inception: 1880-01-01
Commons category: Taarab

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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.