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Festival of the Dhow Countries, July 2003

Her songs remain in great demand at ceremonies and festivals such as the July 2003 Festival of the Dhow Countries where she was the star performer. We met her shortly after her two-hour performance in an exchange that mixed humour with impromptu bursts of singing….



I situate Kidude’s role in the Indian Ocean music panorama. How this great-grandmother still finds the energy to perform on stage and hopes to continue till she drops


Many of Kidude’s songs describe men/women relations in unbridled terms. “Life without love is nothing”…


Fellician Mabunda, the music coordinator for the Festival of Dhow Countries describes some of the secrets behind her longevity


What Bi Kidude represents for Zanzibaris


Daniel Brown

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