Taarab
E893976
Taarab is a popular East African musical genre, especially associated with Swahili coastal culture, that blends Arabic, Indian, and African musical influences with poetic lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taarab canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East African music genre
ⓘ
musical genre ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Swahili culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
ornamented vocal style ⓘ poetic lyrics ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| developedInPlace | Zanzibar Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOf | music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCenter |
Dar es Salaam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
kitaarab
ⓘ
mipasho ⓘ modern taarab ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African music
ⓘ
Arabic music ⓘ Indian music ⓘ |
| lyricalFeature |
double entendre
ⓘ
metaphor ⓘ proverbial expressions ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
love
ⓘ
moral advice ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| patronizedBy | Sultan of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt |
political rallies
ⓘ
social gatherings ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
| performedBy |
female vocalists
ⓘ
male vocalists ⓘ orchestral ensembles ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Egyptian classical music
ⓘ
Swahili poetry ⓘ ngoma (East African dance and drumming) ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage | Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
accordion
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ dumbek ⓘ electric keyboard ⓘ frame drum ⓘ oud ⓘ qanun ⓘ tabla ⓘ violin ⓘ |
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