Muziki wa dansi

Muziki wa Dansi
Muziki wa Dansi
Stylistic origins	Soukous; Congolese Rhumba; African popular music;
Cultural origins	Late 1930s
Typical instruments	Guitar (esp. fingerstyle); bass (esp. acoustic); drums; brass; vocals;
Derivative forms	Soukous; Ndombolo;
Fusion genres
	Benga; Makossa; Kwassa kwassa;
Local scenes
	Tanzania • Zanzibar
Other topics
	Taarab; Ngoma music; Afro (genre); Son Cubano;

Muziki wa dansi (in Swahili: "dance music"), or simply dansi, is a Tanzanian music genre, derivative of Congolese soukous and Congolese rumba. It is sometimes called Swahili jazz because most dansi lyrics are in Swahili, and "jazz" is an umbrella term used in Central and Eastern Africa to refer to soukous, highlife, and other dance music and big band genres. Muziki wa dansi can also be referred to as Tanzanian rumba, as "african rumba" is another name for soukous.^[1]

Muziki wa dansi began in the 1930s in the Dar es Salaam area (where most dansi bands come from),and it is still popular in Tanzania, although new generations are more likely to listen to bongo flava or other forms of pop music. Notable dansi bands include DDC Mlimani Park, International Orchestra Safari Sound, Juwata Jazz, Maquis Original, Super Matimila, and Vijana Jazz.^[2]^[3]

^ Kaduma, Godwin Z. (1978). A theatrical description of five Tanzanian dances (Thesis). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.
^ Stone, Ruth M., ed. (2008). The Garland Handbook of African Music. New York: Routledge. pp. 14, 46–50, 136–137. ISBN 9781135900014.
^ Graebner, Werner (1989). "Whose music? The songs of Remmy Ongala and Orchestra Super Matimila". Popular Music. 3 (8). Cambridge University Press: 243–258. doi:10.1017/S0261143000003548. ISSN 1474-0095. S2CID 162437123 – via Cambridge CORE.

[Kaduma_78-1] Kaduma, Godwin Z. (1978). A theatrical description of five Tanzanian dances (Thesis). Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam.

[Stone_08-2] Stone, Ruth M., ed. (2008). The Garland Handbook of African Music. New York: Routledge. pp. 14, 46–50, 136–137. ISBN 9781135900014.

[Graebner_89-3] Graebner, Werner (1989). "Whose music? The songs of Remmy Ongala and Orchestra Super Matimila". Popular Music. 3 (8). Cambridge University Press: 243–258. doi:10.1017/S0261143000003548. ISSN 1474-0095. S2CID 162437123 – via Cambridge CORE.

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Muziki wa Dansi
Stylistic origins	Soukous Congolese Rhumba African popular music
Cultural origins	Late 1930s
Typical instruments	Guitar (esp. fingerstyle) bass (esp. acoustic) drums brass vocals
Derivative forms	Soukous Ndombolo
Fusion genres
Benga Makossa Kwassa kwassa
Local scenes
Tanzania • Zanzibar
Other topics
Taarab Ngoma music Afro (genre) Son Cubano