{"id":24976,"date":"2021-01-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/?p=24976"},"modified":"2021-01-29T14:55:34","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T13:55:34","slug":"beginners-guide-tanzanian-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trafalgar.com\/real-word\/beginners-guide-tanzanian-music\/","title":{"rendered":"A beginner\u2019s guide to Tanzanian music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before departing on a trip into a new culture it can be fun to learn some basic phrases, brush up on etiquette but best of all, listen to the local music \u2013 which is why we\u2019re bringing you this beginner\u2019s guide to Tanzanian music. From the sounds of traditional African music to the string-based taarab to bongo flava, Tanzanian musicians are constantly playing around with new sounds to create distinctive genres and songs. Let us guide you through the best Tanzanian artists and musical genres from the past to today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does Tanzanian music sound like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are 126 languages spoken in Tanzania<\/a>, but the common language is Swahili. Tanzanian artists express themselves with a huge range of genres old or emerging. This includes the traditional music and dance of their ethnic groups, through to gospel or newer genres like Bongo Flava, a fusion of local sounds, US hip hop and reggaeton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is traditional Tanzanian music?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Each of the 120-plus ethnic groups in Tanzania has developed its own traditional music styles and dances. As an example, a Gogo ethnic group multi-instrumentalist Hukwe Zawose specialised in playing the ilimba, which is like a large lamellophone and similar to the mbira. The Zaramo people use tuned goblet and cylindrical drums and tin rattles to create the sounds they dance to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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