Siti Bint Saad
Siti binti Saad (1880–1950) was a pioneering artist in the taarab genre of east African music. The first East African singer to make commercial recordings, she made over 150 gramophone recordings during her lifetime. She also introduced a new Indian-inspired element of dance and pantomime into taarab music, called ''natiki''. In an era in which male singers predominated, she was a pioneer as a woman singer in the genre. In contrast to previous singers who only sang in Arabic, she also sang in Swahili. She sang in cities of the coast of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. The peak of her career was from 1928 to 1939, but she remained active until her death in 1950. Subsequent to her death, more women singers appeared in formerly all-male singing clubs. Taarab also became performed mostly in Swahili rather than in Arabic. History Siti binti Saad was born in the village of Fumba, Zanzibar sometime around the year 1880. As a child, she was known by the nickname 'Mtumwa' (slave) because of a ...
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Fumba, Zanzibar
Fumba is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in grc, Μενουθιάς, Menuthias – as mentioned in The ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'') is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanza ..., part of Zanzibar. It is located in the southwest of the island, at the end of the Fumba Peninsula, and overlooks Menai Bay. References

*Finke, J. (2006) ''The Rough Guide to Zanzibar (2nd edition).'' New York: Rough Guides. Villages in Zanzibar {{Zanzibar-geo-stub ...
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