Swahili
tarabu
ta-RA-bu
How to say it
Swahilitarabuta-RA-busoon
Englishtarabu musicsoon
Frenchmusique tarabusoon
Meaning
a genre of coastal Swahili music that combines instrumental melody with sung poetry.
Good to know
tarabu (instrumental music with singing)
Examples
- Bendi ya tarabu ilicheza usiku kucha harusini.The taarab band played all night at the wedding.
- Nyimbo za tarabu zina mashairi ya kina.Taarab songs have deep poetic lyrics.
- Zanzibar ni maarufu kwa muziki wa tarabu.Zanzibar is famous for taarab music.
- Alicheza densi kwa mdundo wa tarabu.She danced to the rhythm of taarab.
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