Siti Binti Saad
Siti binti Saad (1880 - 1950) was a pioneering artist in the taraab genre of east African music. In an era in which male singers predominated, she was a pioneer as a woman singer in the genre. In contrast to previous singers who sang in Arabic, she sang in Swahili. She sang in cities of the coast of Kenya, Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.