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Black Star Musical Club is a Tanzanian taarab band founded in the 1950s in Tanga. They played a significant role in establishing the modern taarab sound. In the 1960s, the band took taarab in a new direction by incorporating rhythms from the dansi groups of the era and introducing instruments such as the electric guitar, bass, and keyboard, while replacing traditional taarab instruments like the oud, string double bass, and harmonium. Black Star Musical Club developed a rivalry with a group that broke off from it, known as Lucky Star in Swahili. Throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s, these two bands engaged in a musical rivalry, exchanging songs that highlighted their competition.

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