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Latest comment: 1 year ago by Munfarid1 in topic What may "pre-Islamic Swahili tunes" be?

I don't know how to make a dissambiguation page, but we might need one.

Taarab is also the musical concept of extacy in Middle Eastern music (where the genre gets its name)

also, the sympathetic strings on a sitar are called "taarab strings"

There are a few groups with the name Taarab, but don't know if any are importanat enough to get an entry

Author of above comments was: User:62.215.3.34 Dogru144 19:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Kanun, not Qanun

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Please be sure to spell the zither Kanun (Instrument), not Qanun. The latter refers to law. Dogru144 19:05, 17 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

Tarab

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Tarab is a music genre in the Arab world, specifcly in Egypt and parts of Turkey. I think It's should be defined as Arab Genre not Tanzanian music genre. radiant guy 10:39, 1 May 2007 (UTC)Reply

Taarab is also a concept (which these genres take their name from) of musical ecstacy in Arab music discourse. Also, the sympathetic strings on a sitar are called Taarab strings.

This should not just be defined as a E. African musical genre as wonderful as it is :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.127.228 (talk) 05:18, 8 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Tanzania (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros

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https://ich.unesco.org/en/projects/safeguarding-the-songs-of-the-moon-traditional-swahili-music-from-tanzania-unguja-and-pemba-and-the-comoros-00101

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 {{Cite web |title=UNESCO - Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Tanzania (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/projects/safeguarding-the-songs-of-the-moon-traditional-swahili-music-from-tanzania-unguja-and-pemba-and-the-comoros-00101 |website=ich.unesco.org |access-date=2024-11-21 |language=en |quote=Safeguarding the Songs of the Moon, traditional Swahili music from Tanzania (Unguja and Pemba) and the Comoros}} 

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Munfarid1 (talk) 10:35, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Add A Fact: "Swahili Arab-influenced Taarab music"

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Taarab

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005xl9s

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 {{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, Zanzibar 2005, Taarab and Ikwan Safaa |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005xl9s |website=BBC |access-date=2024-11-21 |language=en-GB |quote=Taarab}} 

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Munfarid1 (talk) 10:38, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Add A Fact: "Zanzibar Taarab music origins"

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TRAVEL ON A SONG—THE ROOTS OF ZANZIBAR TAARAB

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/24877255?seq=1


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Munfarid1 (talk) 10:40, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

Add A Fact: "Siti Muharam's European debut"

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taarab

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https://www.songlines.co.uk/news/video-premiere-siti-muharam-live-at-le-guess-who-2021

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 {{Cite web |title=Video Premiere: Siti Muharam live at Le Guess Who? 2021 |url=https://www.songlines.co.uk/news/video-premiere-siti-muharam-live-at-le-guess-who-2021 |website=Songlines |access-date=2024-11-21 |language=en |quote=taarab}} 

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Munfarid1 (talk) 11:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

None of these are facts-- will look at the sources though Drew Stanley (talk) 15:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

What may "pre-Islamic Swahili tunes" be?

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The article gives no reliable source for this claim: "Taarab music is a fusion of pre-Islamic Swahili tunes sung in rhythmic poetic style, spiced with Arab-style melodies." - I would be very surprised if any serious source stated anything about "pre-Islamic Swahili tunes", as IMHO nobody can know, what pre-Islamic tunes would have been like. And even though Arab traders had established trade relations with the indigenous African people, I am not convinced that these Africans can already be called Swahili. - Two reasons that make me suspect this sentence is a POV. Munfarid1 (talk) 22:05, 26 November 2024 (UTC)Reply