Below are a few links to information on various creative and
cultural industries in Tanzania:
Music:
Information
on Taarab
"Muziki wa Dansi" (Dance Music)
East African music
Visual Art:
Information on Tingatinga Painting
Art Residency
Gallery 1
Gallery 2
Clothing:
Fabric
Kanga Cloth
African Arts and Crafts
African Gallery
African Craftspeople
African Clothing
African Dresses
Theatre:
A Broad History
Newspapers:
Daily News
The Express
The Guardian Limited Newspapers
The East African
Recommended
Reading:
Askew, Kelly. (2002). Performing
the Nation: Swahili Music and
Cultural Politics in Tanzania. Chicago, Il: University of Chicago.
Askew's
book is highly recommended as a text for the students traveling
on the ACM program to Dar Es Salaam (2004). Aside from
presenting a well-researched, anthropological study that
contextualizes Tanzanian music, dance, and poetry into a historical
and political context, Askew demonstrates how musical performance contributes
to the relations among government elites, poets, local musicians,
and audiences.
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