Images of Love in the Swahili Taarab Lyric
Taarab is a music complex that demonstrates the fusion of local elements and those from Arabia, Europe, India, the USA, and Afro-Cuban. Until recently, the taarab lyric has been normally composed following prosodic rules found in Arabic poetry and written to portray mainly 'romanticized love&#...
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2004-03-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/305 |