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单词 taarab
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taarabn.

Brit. /ˈtɑːrəb/, /ˈtarəb/, U.S. /ˈtɑrəb/, East African English /ˈtarab/
Forms: 1900s– taarab, 1900s– taarabu, 1900s– tarab, 1900s– tarabu.
Origin: Partly a borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili taarab.
Etymology: < Swahili taarab, tarabu, taarabu < Arabic ṭarab joy, pleasure, amusement, entertainment (with music), music.
A form of music originating in Zanzibar and popular in East Africa, combining Arabic singing styles with elements of African and Indian music.
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1969 Swahili: Jrnl. Inst. Swahili Res. (Dar es Salaam) 39 87 Tarab is the distinctive music form of the Swahili coast and islands.
1983 New Oxf. Compan. Music I. 36/2 Tarabu has a pronounced Oriental flavour. The vocal style has more in common with Arabic singing than with African... Tarabu song texts, like those of pop forms world-wide, concentrate primarily on the problems of love.
2016 Citizen (Tanzania) (Nexis) 1 Apr. Her repertoire embraced..classic taarab, a swirling mix of Indian Ocean melodies backed by a full orchestra.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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