taarab

Locks nonchalantly skips from an eerie falsetto to a hectoring rant to a kind of rhythmic jabbering derived from dancehall, tossing in odd melismatic flourishes that seem inspired by Oum Kalthoum records or east African taarab singing -- and Mulvenna's intricate, hypnotizing beats draw from an equally wide range of influences.

Chicago Reader 2010

Accompanying the trio was the legendary taarab singer, Shakila Saidi (pictured above).

iToot Stream 2010

But in the taarab, you have influences from India, he is also influenced by Swahili, African music, and he's also influenced by music from the Arab world.

NPR Topics: News 2010

Locks nonchalantly skips from an eerie falsetto to a hectoring rant to a kind of rhythmic jabbering derived from dancehall, tossing in odd melismatic flourishes that seem inspired by Oum Kalthoum records or east African taarab singing -- and Mulvenna's intricate, hypnotizing beats draw from an equally wide range of influences.

Chicago Reader 2010

In Zanzibar, with its slave-trade background, the Swahili taarab is a mixture of eastern, Egyptian, Indian and

iToot Stream 2010

He comes from a tradition of taarab music, which is the sort of popular music of Zanzibar.

NPR Topics: News 2010

Locks nonchalantly skips from an eerie falsetto to a hectoring rant to a kind of rhythmic jabbering derived from dancehall, tossing in odd melismatic flourishes that seem inspired by Oum Kalthoum records or east African taarab singing -- and Mulvenna's intricate, hypnotizing beats draw from an equally wide range of influences.

Chicago Reader 2010

Locks nonchalantly skips from an eerie falsetto to a hectoring rant to a kind of rhythmic jabbering derived from dancehall, tossing in odd melismatic flourishes that seem inspired by Oum Kalthoum records or east African taarab singing -- and Mulvenna's intricate, hypnotizing beats draw from an equally wide range of influences.

Chicago Reader 2010

Culture Musical Club has toured the globe, taking taarab music to audiences in Germany,

World Music Central 2009

Culture Musical Club has toured the globe, taking taarab music to audiences in Germany,

World Music Central 2009