The "Grand old lady of Taarab", Bi Kidude (born: Fatuma Bintibaraka) has had a major effect on the music and culture of Zanzibar. Singing in Arabic and Swahili, Kidude has influenced the evolution of taarab, a music style that originated in Egypt and usually accompanied by fiddles, flutes, drums and rattles. Kidude has been equally inspirational for her resistance to the traditional roles of women ...more
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