- Siti binti Saad
Siti binti Saad (1880 - 1950) was a pioneering artist in the
taraab genre of east African music. In an era in which male singers predominated, she was a pioneer as a woman singer in the genre. In contrast to previous singers who sang in Arabic, she sang inSwahili . She sang in cities of the coast of Kenya, Tanganyika and Zanzibar. [http://www.zanzibarmusic.org/History%20of%20Taarab.htm]The peak of her career was from 1928 to her death in 1950, during which she recorded over 150 78
long playing recordings in India. [http://www.zanzibarmusic.org/History%20of%20Taarab.htm ]Subsequent to her death, more women singers appeared in formerly all-male singing clubs. [http://zanzibar.net/zanzibar/zanzibar_music_taarab]
Example on CD anthology recording
* Echoes of Africa: Early Recordings (Wergo SM 1642 2) [http://www.aquariusrecords.org/cat/internationalafrica3.html]
ee also
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Taarab External links
* [http://www.zanzibarmusic.org/History%20of%20Taarab.htm history of taarab site]
* [http://groups.msn.com/SitiBintiSaad/yourwebpage1.msnw biographical site]
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