Will Ross reports from Zanzibar ... in Zanzibar's famous old stone town where a rehearsal was in full swing. I was keen to find out about the instruments that make up the Taarab sound.

Taarab icon Bi Kidude. [Courtesy] There was Taarab, and now there is Rusha Roho Taarab. One is the famous century-old genre synonymous ... as it were since the Sultan of Zanzibar, brought bands ...

Tuesday featured only girls' schools performing original Taarab songs by renowned coastal artists, focusing on talent and creativity. Nzoia Sugar Primary, a favourite, introduced a fresh style ...