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Taarab
Dance

Tanzania/Zanzibar
East Africa
Taarab Dance
Country Tanzania/Zanzibar
Region East Africa

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Accompanies Taarab music, with graceful, fluid movements influenced by Swahili Coast cultures.

Archive record

AFR·DNC·0061
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