Bi Kidude - Alaminadura

Song Name: Alaminadura

By: Bi Kidude

Country: Tanzania

Song Local Name: Not available

Album: Zanzibara, Vol. 4: The Diva Of Zanzibari Music

Link to buy: Amazon

Genre: folk music of Tanzania , traditional music of Tanzania , folk music of Zanzibar , taarab

Date Added: 09 May 2017

Discovered By: Muhidin Wangoni

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Alaminadura by Bi Kidude is part of folk music tradition in/by Tanzania. Folk Music of Tanzania is traditionally brother to some other region(s) in the world. If you want to listen to song(s) in the same genre or with the same root with Alaminadura (or folk music of Tanzania), other than checking Tanzania you can also check music of Central Africa. From the top menu, first choose the desired region and then find the link from the map or country list.

Fatuma binti Baraka, also known as Bi Kidude, was a Zanzibari-born Tanzanian Taarab singer. She has been called the "queen of Taarab and Unyago music" and was inspired by Siti binti Saad. Born in the village of Mfagimaringo, Bi Kidude was the daughter of a coconut seller in colonial Zanzibar. Bi Kidude's exact date of birth is unknown and much of her life story is uncorroborated. In 2005, Bi Kidude received the WOMEX award for her contribution to music and culture in Zanzibar.

Song: Alaminadura
Album: Zanzibara, Vol. 4: The Diva Of Zanzibari Music
Artist: Bi Kidude

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