Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa
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| Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1984 |
Superseding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Republic of Tanzania |
Parent agency | Ministry of Arts, Culture and Sports |
Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA; Swahili for National Arts Council) is the national council founded in 1984 by government legislation to serve as a facilitator and promoter of Tanzanian arts, music and theatre arts. BASATA is an official parastatal organization established under the National Arts Council Act No. 23 of 1984. It is a government agency for the revival, promotion and development of the arts in Tanzania.[1]
History
[edit]BAMUTA, the National Music Council, established in 1974, was merged into BASATA on the latter's founding.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "The National Arts Council (BASATA)". Government of Tanzania. Archived from the original on 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ↑ "Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa". BASATA. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
Further reading
[edit]- Makukula, Dominicus Zimanimoto (2019). The Development of Visual Arts in Tanzania from 1961 to 2015: A Focus on the National Cultural Policy and Institutions' Influences (Thesis). Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.17169/refubium-4095.
- Juma Adamu Bakari (2013), Performing Arts and Promotion of Tourism in Tanzania: A Study of the Bagamoyo and the MaKuYa Arts Festivals, The Open University of Tanzania
- Mlama, Penina Muhando (1985). Tanzania's cultural policy and its implications for the contribution of the arts to socialist development. Dar es Salaam: Utafiti. OCLC 61749373.
- Jengo, Elias, Mbughuni, L. A., and Kandoro, S. A. (eds.) (1982): Falsafa ya Sanaa Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa. (in Swahili)
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