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Mzee Yusuf, the ‘King of Taarab’, back on stage after a five-year hiatus

Mzee Yusuf and his wife Leyla Rashid on stage [Photo: Instagram]

August 7, 2020, was historic in the Taarab music circles. It marked the return of arguably one of its greatest sons, the self-styled King of Taarab - Mzee Yusuf, after a five-year hiatus. When he took to the stage in Mbagala, Dar es Salaam in an event aired live in several Tanzanian outlets, the air was filled with great expectation as to how he would fare after a lengthy spell off the enchanting rhythms of Taarab.

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