Bi Kidude
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image
Fatuma binti Baraka (Template:Langx; Template:C. – 17 April 2013),[1][2] popularly known as Bi Kidude, was a Zanzibari-born Tanzanian Taarab singer. She has been called the "queen of Taarab and Unyago music" and was inspired by Siti binti Saad.[3] Born in the village of Kitumba in modern-day Kati District of Unguja South Region and raised in the village of Mfagimaringo, Bi Kidude was the daughter of a coconut seller in colonial Zanzibar. Bi Kidude's exact date of birth is unknown and much of her life story is uncorroborated, but she was believed to be the oldest touring singer in the world before her death. In 2005, Bi Kidude received the WOMEX award for her contribution to music and culture in Zanzibar. She was the subject of two documentaries by film maker Andrew Jones.
Awards and nominations
Honours
| Order | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Medal for Arts and Sports (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png | Medal for Arts and Sports | Template:Country data Tanzania | 2012 |
_-_ribbon_bar.png){kind=link}
Awards
- 2005: WOMEX award
Nominations
- 2011 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Collaboration & Best Traditional Song ('Ahmada' with Offside trick)
Popular culture
See also
References
External links
- Bi Kidude Honored with World Music Award
- The Venerable Queen of Taarab and Unyago Template:Webarchive
- As Old As My Tongue: the myth and life of Bi Kidude documentary film on Bi Kidude.
- Biographic Notes
- Some recordings (An interview)
- ↑ BBC Africa
- ↑ BBC Swahili
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".