According to a study on the oral poetry titled Taarab and Swahili Prose by Flavia Aiello Traore, Taarab is 'Songs to blame, songs to praise, songs to self-defence.' Besides music, there is art ...

Muziki wa Taarab, kama moja ya aina ya muziki ya Waswahili una historia ndefu. Tangu mwanzo wa karne ya ishirini Taarab imekuwa maarufu kisiwani Zanzibar, na Mwambao wa Afrika Mashariki kwa jumla.

Utamaduni wa muziki wa mwambao -taarab-, ambao ulikuwa ukichanua nchini ... na kusema kutoweka kwa taarabu ni kutokomeza utamaduni wa kiswahili nchini humo , jambo ambalo halikubaliki.

Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania published in 2002. Previously, notes Askew, taarab was regarded as a purely cultural piece for entertainment. But times have changed and the genre ...