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, 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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