Fatuma binti Baraka (c.1910s -- 17 April 2013),[1][2] aka Bi Kidude, was a Zanzibari-born Tanzanian Taarab singer.
She is considered the undisputed queen of Taarab and Unyago music and was also a protégé of Siti binti Saad.[citation needed] Bi Kidude was born in the village of Mfagimaringo, she was the daughter of a coconut seller in colonial Zanzibar.
Bi Kidude's exact date of birth is unknown, much of her life story is uncorroborated, giving her an almost mythical status. In 2005 Bi Kidude received the prestigious WOMEX award for her outstanding contribution to music and culture in Zanzibar.
She died on 17 April 2013. Hundreds of mourners, including President of the United republic of Tanzania jakaya Kikwete, Zanzibar President Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, Zanzibar's First and Second Vice President's Maalim Seif Shariff Hamad and Seif Iddi respectively and tens of artists from both the mainland and the Isles.
She is considered the undisputed queen of Taarab and Unyago music and was also a protégé of Siti binti Saad.[citation needed] Bi Kidude was born in the village of Mfagimaringo, she was the daughter of a coconut seller in colonial Zanzibar.
Bi Kidude's exact date of birth is unknown, much of her life story is uncorroborated, giving her an almost mythical status. In 2005 Bi Kidude received the prestigious WOMEX award for her outstanding contribution to music and culture in Zanzibar.
She died on 17 April 2013. Hundreds of mourners, including President of the United republic of Tanzania jakaya Kikwete, Zanzibar President Dr Ali Mohamed Shein, Zanzibar's First and Second Vice President's Maalim Seif Shariff Hamad and Seif Iddi respectively and tens of artists from both the mainland and the Isles.
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