Swahili
watribu
wa-TREE-boo
How to say it
Swahiliwatribuwa-TREE-boosoon
Englishmusicianssoon
Frenchmusicienssoon
Meaning
Musicians who play the gambusi or zeze, traditional stringed instruments.
Good to know
plural of mutribu (m-/wa- class); a specialized, Arabic-derived term for taarab-style stringed-instrument players.
Examples
- Watribu walicheza gambusi harusini.The musicians played the gambusi at the wedding.
- Si watribu wengi wanaocheza zeze siku hizi.Not many musicians play the zeze these days.
- Je, watribu hao watarudi Zanzibar baada ya tamasha?Will those musicians return to Zanzibar after the festival?
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