Fatuma binti Baraka (aka
Bi Kidude) was a
Zanzibari Taarab singer. She was considered the undisputed queen of
Taarab and
Unyago music and was also a protégé of
Siti binti Saad.
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Bi Kidude was born in the village of Mfagimaringo, she was the daughter
of a coconut seller in colonial Zanzibar. Bi Kidude's exact date of
birth is unknown, much of her life story is uncorroborated, giving her
an almost mythical status.
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