Swahili Creole
Swahili Creole and the Siddis of Gujarat

Swahili Creole and the Siddis of Gujarat

Dhamaal in Bava Gor's shrine: a glimpse of baithaaki dhamaal in Jamnagar.Documented by:  Hameeda Makwa Siddi, Farooq Maqwa Siddi, Soumali Roy, ...

Habshi

Siddis

Misr Kanga

Misr Kanga

This Swahili-Creole word refers to a funnel-shaped musical instrument that is believed to be played during the hymns of Siddi spiritual ...

Misr Kanga

Musical Instrument

Goma

Goma

The Goma is a small one-sided drum that was brought to Gujarat by the Siddis from Eastern Africa. It is believed that, while traveling across ...

Goma

Musical Instrument