Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA;
Swahili for National Arts Council) is the national council founded in 1984 by government legislation to serve as a facilitator and promoter of
Tanzanian
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
arts, music and theatre arts.
BAMUTA
Baraza la Muziki la Taifa (BAMUTA; Swahili for "National Music Council") was a national council created in 1974 by the government of the newly independent Tanzania. Its purpose was to regulate the music business in the country, in the context of a ...
, the National Music Council, founded in 1974 was merged into BASATA on the latter's founding.
References
Cultural organisations based in Tanzania
Government agencies of Tanzania
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