Bi Kidude – Alalminadura

https://amf.didiermary.fr/bi-kidude-alalminadura/

“Alalminadura” is the opening song (extract) from the documentary As Old As My Tongue, about Bi Kidude and Taarab music in Zanzibar.
She performs one of her most famous songs on board the dhow Asraa, accompanied by Matona (oud), Abeid Hussein (dumbak) and Mohamed Outhman (violin). […]

Taarab from Tanzania and Kenya

https://amf.didiermary.fr/taarab-from-tanzania-and-kenya/

Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya. Here, the singer is Bi Kidude, the Zanzibari star, the Queen of Taarab (RIP).

Her exact date of birth is unknown, much of her life story is uncorroborated, giving her an almost mythical status.
In interviews, she usually answers she’s 100 years old or more… […]

Siti & The Band – Subira

https://amf.didiermary.fr/siti-band-subira/

Bongo Flava meets Taarab, with Siti & the Band, from Zanzibar, Tanzania that has been together since 2016. Fueled by a mutual interest in traditional Taarab and Afro Fusion like Kidumbaki, Afro Jazz and more. It’s 80’s traditional Taarab with Arab instruments like Oud and Qanun.

Zanzibar’s music history has been determined by female voices […]

Culture Musical Club & Bi Kidude – Jua Toka

https://amf.didiermary.fr/culture-musical-club-bi-kidude-jua-toka/

Culture Musical Club, Zanzibar’s premier Taarab club, won the Songs For Peace competition at Sauti za Busara 2015.

2 videos with Bi Kidude, live at Afrikafestival Hertme 2009: “On its tours the club regularly features invited guest singers. The summer 2009 included the legendary Bi Kidude, the veteran diva of Zanzibar, who was in her […]

In memory of Bi Kidude

https://amf.didiermary.fr/bi-kidude-rip/

This post mixes multiple other posts I wrote between 2010 & 2013 on various sites and blogs about Bi Kidude

Sadly, she passed away on April 17th 2013.
I met Bi Kidude, The Venerable Queen of Taarab, in February 2011, when attending Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar. […]

Petit morceau de #BongoFleva (#HipHop de #Tanzanie, chanté en langue #swahili, très populaire dans toute l'Afrique de l'est) par #DiamondPlatinumz la star incontournable de ce style de musique.
Avec en featuring #KhadijaKopa qui est elle l'une des sinon LA reine du #Taarab, musique traditionnelle de #Zanzibar avec des influences arabes.

La vidéo elle même est tournée à Zanzibar.
https://youtu.be/moE_dXt6-CQ?si=h__u8SOzALFlu75I

Pour quelques explications sur les paroles :
https://blogs.mediapart.fr/abouadil/blog/140618/nasema-nawe-je-te-le-dis-islamphobes-islamistes-sabstenir

First Modern Taarab Vibes

https://amf.didiermary.fr/first-modern-taarab-vibes/

Black Star Musical Club was one of the classic Taarabu bands in Tanga, Tanzania. It was founded in the 1950s, and played a crucial role in establishing the modern Taarab sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPTKL-ISq2U
Mpende akuekupenda (Love the one who loves you) from album Nyota (Stars)

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