Zanzibara : First Modern Taarab Vibes From Mombasa & Tanga, 1970-1990, by Various Artists

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A1 Shakila & Black Star – Macho Yanacheka
A2 Matano Juma & Morning Star Orchestra – Binti
A3 Zuhura & Party – Moyo Usijizuzue
A4 Zein Musical Party – Nisaidie Mpenzi

B1 Malika & Party – Si Bure Mambo
B2 Ali Mkali & Sta Mvita – Mpishi
B3 Zuhura* & Morning Star Orchestra – Janatu Naimu
B4 Maulidi Musical Party – Kabibi

C1 Matano Juma & Morning Star Orchestra – Sikitiko
C2 Shakila & Lucky Star Musical Club – Mapenzi Yamepungua
C3 Zein Musical Party – Ya Fuadi
C4 Zuhura & Party – Humvui Alovikwa

D1 Mwanahela* & Golden Star – Chombo
D2 Mohammed Mrisho & Black Star – Sikio
D3 Malika & Party – Manahodha

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1.	Shakila & Black Star – Macho Yanacheka 06:32	buy track
2.	Matano Juma & Morning Star Orchestra – Binti 03:45	buy track
3.	Zuhura & Party – Moyo Usijizuzue 04:02	buy track
4.	Zein Musical Party – Nisaidie Mpenzi 04:34	buy track
5.	Malika & Party – Si Bure Mambo 06:33	buy track
6.	Ali Mkali & Sta Mvita – Mpishi 03:59	buy track
7.	Zuhura & Morning Star Orchestra – Janatu Naimu 05:25	buy track
8.	Maulidi Musical Party – Kabibi 03:34	buy track
9.	Matano Juma & Morning Star Orchestra – Sikitiko 05:09	buy track
10.	Shakila & Lucky Star Musical Club – Mapenzi Yamepungua 05:51	buy track
11.	Zein Musical Party – Ya Fuadi 04:02	buy track
12.	Zuhura & Party – Humvui Alovikwa 03:43	buy track
13.	Mwanahela* & Golden Star – Chombo 09:23	buy track
14.	Mohammed Mrisho & Black Star – Sikio 03:23	buy track
15.	Malika & Party – Manahodha 06:46	buy track

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Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya. It is influenced by the musical traditions of the African Great Lakes, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.

In the early 1970s a new taarab emerged in the East African coastal cities of Mombasa and Tanga: In Mombasa, Matano Juma’s Morning Star replaced strings with distorted organ sounds, amplified violin or clarinet; Zuhura Swaleh promoted an electrified tashkota as a major new sound in her band, digging deep in coastal ngoma rhythms and dances. Crossing the border from Kenya to Tanzania, in Tanga, Black Star Musical Club’s electric guitars and dance music rhythms paved the way for a broader audience reception of taarab away from the coastal Swahili towns.

Mombasa was at the forefront of taarab production from the 1960s to the 1990s, thanks in no small measure to the enterprising Mzuri record label. They would not just record and promote Mombasa based artists, but also invite groups from Tanzania like Black Star or Dar es Salaam’s Egyptian Music Club. In the course of the 1970s records were displaced by the cassette and the initiative moved to Mbwana Radio Service in Mombasa’s Old Town, soon the new center of taarab production and distribution. Taarab rose to new heights in the 1980s with the voices and hits by Malika and Golden Star’s Mwanahela.

With the economic and political crisis in Kenya in the early 1990s and the concurrent rise of Dar es Salaam as the new center of music production in East Africa, Mombasa began to fade from its position as the prime taarab center. The early 1990s saw the rise of so-called modern taarab, a new style based on drum machine rhythm, powerful sound systems, and a novel fashion of inciting and insulting lyrics. Nevertheless, the musical innovations of Matano, Zuhura and Black Star opened up new vistas early on; and Malika’s and Golden Star’s lyrics paved the way for what was to come in the 1990s. In recognition of this, taarab from the Mombasa - Tanga era is now affectionately known as “First Modern”.

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released April 2, 2021

Compilation, Transfer, Restoration, Editor, Executive Producer – Werner Graebner
Graphic Design – Alexandre Aubert
Mastered By – Frank Merritt

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