which was then considered to be the home of Swahili culture. But since the days of Siti Bint Saad how has the sound of Taarab changed, and what role does it now play? On my arrival in Zanzibar I ...

Arab traders began to settle among the Africans of the coast, resulting in the emergence of a people and culture known as Swahili ... talking about her life in Zanzibar There were three main ...

"The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that ...

Arab traders began to settle among the Africans of the coast, resulting in the emergence of a people and culture known as Swahili ... talking about her life in Zanzibar There were three main ...

Gurnah’s own history is filled with complex, grey areas, having grown up in the cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic Sultanate of Zanzibar, at the time a British protectorate. His mother tongue is Swahili, ...

The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa. It retains its urban fabric and townscape virtually intact and contains many fine buildings that ...

With bombshell beaches, a cosmopolitan culture influenced by ... which translates to ‘slowly slowly’ in Swahili. From the coast to the city, no trip to Zanzibar is complete without a visit ...