A famous Zanzibari singer and composer, Siti binti Saad established taarab as a performing art and as a mouthpiece for women in East Africa. In the process, she became a pioneer in many ways. Siti ...

The Tanzania Music Awards (TMA) have been officially scheduled to take place on December 13, 2025, with the application ...

The government has pledged support to the Five Stars Modern Taarab, after the group lost its 13 musicians in a tragic road accident that occurred in Morogoro Region last Monday. The Deputy Minister of ...

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 ...

Three giants of popular music passed away recently: US guitar maestro Bob Brozman; taarab icon Bi Kidude from Tanzania; and US country legend George Jones. The news of the deaths of these great ...

Nichole Sobecki / New York Times News ServiceDancers perform to the catchy Congolese-style rhythms of the African Stars Band at Mango Garden in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. A boisterous scene, from ...