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Bi Kidude

Posted: 29.09.2011, by: Agnes

We have a pleasure to introduce you Bi Kidude - an extraordinary artist, singer and drummer of Zanzibar. Her age is estimated at about 100 years, but advanced age does not bother her with great forcebanging on drums, sing with an amazing acquisition and from time to time, dancing on stage. Bi Kidude is the most popular performer of traditional songs taarab.
About the beginning of his career, told in a fun interview: "It started late, about 20 years ago, I was already an old woman. I performed at the hotel on Zanzibar, I saw the producer, who knows music and knows how to sell it. Perhaps she saw something in me which was not seen by others. She took a risk and offered me a recording. It was hard work. However, producer meeting was a blessing. "She also says that loves to travel, but never wanted to leave Zanzibar because there does not need to hurry as we do in Europe or States ..."

When you will go for a trip to Zanzibar with FLOW Africa Safaris we can always organize for you a concert of Bi Kidude, imagine dinner on the boat sailing one ocean and Bi Kidude singing with her whole strength. Just contact agnes@flowafrica.com

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