13 Aug 2021Taarab revival: Siti and the Band release Uchungu wa Mwana...Siti and the Band has released a video for the single ‘Uchungu wa Mwana’ ahead of the release of...By Lucy Ilado
01 Dec 2020CEEZ Africa announces Contemporary Zanzibar interactive...CEEZ Africa will premiere its first interactive virtual experience from Zanzibar on 3 December at...By Music In Africa...
20 Jan 2020Taarab maestro Makame Faki dies aged 77Musicians, industry players and fans have paid tribute to legendary taarab musician Makame Faki who...By Lucy Ilado
02 Aug 2019H_art the Band redefines Kenyan pop with Made in the StreetsH_art the Band is not your average Kenyan band. The band hints as much with its debut album Made in...By Lucy Ilado
25 Feb 2019Siti turns pain into beauty in NieleweMusically rich and helpless in portraying pure emotion, Siti and the Band ’s 'Nielewe' (Understand...By Lucy Ilado
20 Jul 2016A tribute to Kenyan taarab legend Zein l’AbdinRenowned Kenyan singer, multi-instrumentalist, poet, composer and bandleader Zein l’Abdin Ahmed...By Andrew Eisenberg
19 Jul 2016Mombasa's finest to showcase 'Hybrid Styles,...The Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa will come alive when some of the region's most talented artists...By In-house East Africa
11 Jul 2016Top Tanzanian musicians for Zanzibar film festAlthough its name suggests that film is the main focus of the Zanzibar International Film Festival...By In-house East Africa
29 Jun 2016Tanzanian and Algerian artists to take African sounds to...Taarab music , regarded as the characteristic sound of Zanzibar, is coming to various cities across...By In-house East Africa
28 Jun 2016Tanzanian band Jagwa Music to take mchiriku music to the USATanzanian band Jagwa Music , who have long championed mchiriku music on the streets of Dar es...By In-house East Africa
23 Jun 2015La musique populaire en TanzaniePar Hilda Kiel La Tanzanie est un pays vaste et diversifié avec plus de 120 groupes ethniques...By Music In Africa...
29 May 2015Taarab comes to Zimbabwe for HIFA!History will be in the making from 28 April to 3 May 2015 as the Taarab-Kidumbak Ensemble from the...By Music In Africa...