As it is in other countries, the music in Tanzania is constantly undergoing changes, and varies by location, people, settings and occasion. The five music genres in Tanzania, as defined by BASATA are,
Poet Mrisho Mpoto
Taarab performance by Kithara Orchestra of Zanzibar performing in Paris, France
Taarab/Kidumbak Ensemble, 2015 by DCMA
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian O
A 1.8-million-year-old stone chopping tool discovered at Olduvai Gorge and on display at the British Museum
A 1572 depiction of the city of Kilwa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The slave market in Zanzibar, c. 1860
Battle during the Maji Maji Rebellion against German colonial rule in 1905