Siti binti Saad (1880–1950) was a pioneering artist in the
taraab genre of east African music. In an era in which male singers predominated, she was a pioneer as a woman singer in the genre: she was the first woman in East Africa to record her music in an album. In contrast to previous singers who sang in Arabic, she sang in
Swahili. She sang in cities of the coast of
Kenya,
Tanganyika and
Zanzibar.