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Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer (born ≈1910)
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Bi Kidude
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Fatuma binti Baraka, popularly known as Bi Kidude, was a Tanzanian taarab singer from Zanzibar. She has been called the "queen of taarab and Unyago music" and was inspired by earlier taarab singer Siti binti Saad.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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