What Kind Of Music Do Swahili People Listen To?

What kind of music do Swahili people listen to? They Listen to Taarab music, which has Arabic origins, and is performed at concerts and weddings. Band members play flutes, drums, keyboards, and brass instruments, to accompany singers. Many KiSwahili lyrics are double entendres (having double meanings) that hint at romantic love. At weddings,  several women's dance groups perform for all-female audiences ( chakacha, which is like belly dancing, and also lelemama, a very subtle dance with tiny hand movements).
KiSwahili oral literature includes sayings, songs, riddles, and stories. The main (written) form is poetry. KiSwahili poems include long epics, prayers, and meditations.

 SWAHILI MUSIC LINKS

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What Kinds Of Clothes Do Swahili People Wear?

What kinds of clothes do Swahili people wear? In the early Twentieth century, women normally wore brightly colored (cotton) cloths. They were wrapped around  their waists and upper bodies, and draped over their heads and shoulders. Men wore a striped cloth around their waist that hung to their knees. As a mark of being Muslim, some men wore small white caps with elaborate tan embroidery.
Dressing well but modestly is highly valued. Women wear (Western-style) dresses in many fabrics, colors, and patterns. Outside the house, women wear black, floor-length cloak with an attached veil (buibui). Men wear (Western-style) shirts and trousers. Shorts are worn only by children.

                                             

What Are Some Swahili Traditions/Holidays?

What are some Swahili traditions/holidays? Swahili people celebrate the nation's secular public holidays.

These include (in Kenya), Jamhuri Day and Madaraka Day- which mark the steps toward Kenya's Independence in the early 1960s. In Tanzania, secular holidays are Labor Day (May 1), Zanzibar Revolution Day (January 12); Nane Nane (formerly Saba Saba— Farmer's Day, in August); Independence Day (December 9); and Union Day (April 26) (which commemorates the unification of Zanzibar and the mainland).


Religious Holidays include: Eid al-Fitr  (marks the end of the month of Ramadan). Eid al-Hajj (celebrates the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca). Each Eid is celebrated by praying, eating special foods and sweets, and visiting relatives and neighbors. During the month of Ramadan, Swahili (and all other Muslims) fast from sunrise to sunset. Maulidi, or the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, is widely celebrated by Muslims. Swahili people also celebrate the holiday of Kwanzaa. (The name Kwanzaa derives from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning first fruits of the harvest.)

Information From:

http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Tajikistan-to-Zimbabwe/Swahili.html#ixzz2IcxhnObe

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