The Timeless Rhythm of the Sea In the warm waters surrounding Kilwa Kisiwani, a small island along Tanzania's southern coast, ...

Mombasa, Kenya: The king of Taarab music, Mohamed Khamis Juma Balo, is dead. He died in his house in Mombasa’s Old Town on Saturday night after ailing for long. Bhalo who practised Taarab for over ...

July 7 has so much significance for Swahili and Swahili speakers. Besides the Saba Saba civil disobedience proposed by the opposition, the name itself is a Swahili phrase to mean the seventh day of ...

As a young girl, Zaituni Wambui heard plenty of music influenced by Arab culture and recitals of the Koran playing in her parents’ household. These rhythms left a lasting impression on her and three ...

For thousands of years, the Indian Ocean winds have brought traders, warriors and religions to the Swahili Coast. From Arabia, Asia and Europe, all clambered ashore, each leaving another layer of ...

Tribunaux Religieux, Communauté et Ethnicité Chez les Swahili de Mombasa: Perspective Historique. Le présent article a trait aux limites qui permettent de définir le groupe ethnique des Swahili de ...

The Muslim-dominated 'Swahili coast' has always served as a conceptual as well as physical periphery for post-colonial Kenya. This article takes Kenyan youth music under the influence of global ...

For thousands of years, the Indian Ocean winds have brought traders, warriors and religions to the Swahili Coast. From Arabia, Asia and Europe, all clambered ashore, each leaving another layer of ...