Zanzibar’s Amina Omar Juma, a former DCMA student and current DCMA teacher, recently returned from a tour in South Africa with her critically acclaimed, "Siti and the Band", known for "fusing the roots" by blending traditional taarab sounds with contemporary, layered rhythms.
Ọmọ bíbíi Zanzibar, tí ó jẹ́ akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ọ DCMA nígbà kan rí, tí ó jẹ́ olùkọ́ni ní iléèwé kan náà báyìí, Amina Omar Juma tòun ti ìlú mọ̀ọ́ká ẹgbẹ́ akọrin rẹ̀, tí ó ń "fi àṣà ìró orin ìbílẹ̀ " taarab papọ̀ mọ́ ti ìgbàlódélonígbàńlò kọrin, ìyẹn "Siti àti Ẹgbẹ́ ", ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ padà wọ̀lú láti ìrìnàjò orin kíkọ kan ní orílẹ̀-èdèe South Africa.