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03-JUL-2010 Matylda Lempel-Chareza

Talking To Bi Kidude

Wroclaw, Poland

Bi Kidude is a Zanzibari Taarab singer. She's said to be 105 years old, she began singing in the 1920s and now is considered the undisputed queen of Taarab and Unyago music.
At the same time she continually couses controversy, her behaviour challenging perceptions of the role of women in a Muslim society.
Her most controversial performances (Unyago ritual) include the educational tours that she takes where she prepares young women for their transition through puberty and shows the training a young girl might receive before marriage, or the calls to independence of spirit that she continues to express freely.
Bi Kidude speaks her mind and lives by her own rules. To see a hundred-something year old Muslim woman drink, smoke, dance and drum is a unique experience.
She also challenges our perception of age as she changes from a wrinkled granny into a vital shining star. Her warmth, strength and humour shines through.

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laine11-Jul-2010 06:09
She is inspiring I'm sure...a photo to treasure, Jola.
Cindi Smith10-Jul-2010 15:31
What an awesome woman. May she live many more years to come! You look fabulous, Jola! I'm sure she enjoyed speaking with you!
Stephanie10-Jul-2010 12:27
105 years old? How wonderful to see someone of that age so vibrant! :)
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)10-Jul-2010 12:11
That beautiful woman dressed in red ... I know it well !!! BV
Paolo
:)
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