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]