When Zanzibar-born Taarab icon Fatuma binti Baraka alias Bi Kidude passed on at a golden age of 102 in April 2013, all eyes were on the genre’s rising stars, emblems of the music’s future. Among them ...

Just as they say, an apple does not fall far from the tree, Tanzanian singing sensation Zuchu seems to have taken up after her mother. The sultry singer who stormed the scene with melodious Sugar ...

Muziki wa Taarabu ulianza kushamiri Miaka ya 1990 nchini Tanzania na Miongoni mwa Waanzilishi wa Bendi ya Tanzania One Theatre TOT ni Khadija Omari Kopa.Ungana na Steven Mumbi katika Makala ya Nyumba ...

Taarab music has come of age. Gone are the days when lovers of the soulful melodies merely sat back and listened as their favourite songs were played. Today, Taarab fans are packing entertainment ...

Taarab singer Khadija Kopa has dismissed romance rumours between Wasafi record label boss Diamond Platnumz and her daughter, Zuchu, after the two went on a vacation on Christmas Day. In an interview ...

Nairobi — Dar es Salaam-based taarab group Tanzania One Theatre (TOT) is the highlight of the ongoing Idd festivities. The band, known for soulful tunes such as Mwanamke Mambo, performs at City Hall ...