Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa explained

Agency Name:National Arts Council
Nativename:Swahili: Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa
Superseding:Department of Arts and Culture, Ministry of Education of Sports and Culture
Jurisdiction:Tanzania Republic
Parent Agency:Ministry of Arts, Culture and Sports

Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa (BASATA; Swahili for National Arts Council) is the national council founded in 1984 by government legislation to serve as a facilitator and promoter of Tanzanian arts, music and theatre arts. BAMUTA, the National Music Council, founded in 1974 was merged into BASATA on the latter's founding.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Baraza la Sanaa la Taifa. BASATA.
  2. Web site: The National Arts Council (BASATA). Government of Tanzania. 2017-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170507192906/http://www.tanzania.go.tz/home/pages/1707. 2017-05-07. dead.