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TANZANIA Tanzania: Authorities raise concerns over performers' style of dressing The National Arts Council of Tanzania (BASATA) has threatened a ban to three dance and music bands for their stage shows' alleged semi-nude clothing 29 May 2008 Tanzania - Zanzibar: 'Give sex or be blacklisted' Why do we see and hear little of women musicians in Zanzibar? Report from an island where parents and husbands are at the core of strong 'cultural censorship' 24 April 2008 Tanzania: Political pressure and corruption silence musicians Interview with Tanzanian musician Muumin Mwinjuma who says political pressure and corruption lead to music censorship 08 April 2008 Tanzania: Self-censorship and fear in the "Island paradise" Threats and intimidations to critical thought expressed through music have reduced musical creations and performances in Zanzibar to mere entertainment function 22 January 2008 Tanzania: Pressured to stop performing for opposition party Interview with Tanzanian composer and performer Mzee Seif Thabit who says he has been censored for his alignment with opposition political parties 22 October 2007 Tanzania: Hip-hop musicians threatened by religious group 'Stern and prompt measures' will be taken against any musician who use the name of Jesus Christ in song lyrics, warned a religious spokesperson to the newspaper Majira 01 October 2007 Nakaaya Sumari Video interview with Nakaaya Sumari - a popular Tanzanian singer - about music censorship and the role of music as a tool for communication 01 December 2001