01820nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001200043653003100055653002400086653001900110653001200129653001800141100001500159700001900174245012400193856015100317520112600468020002001594       2023                            d  c2023///10aMaritime cultural heritage10aintangible heritage10aKilwa Kisiwani10aFishers10aFishing songs1 aC.B. Lubao1 aE.B. Ichumbaki00aFishing Songs from Kilwa Kisiwani, Tanzania: A Case Study of Intangible Maritime Cultural Heritage on the Swahili Coast  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85158145502&doi=10.1007%2fs11457-023-09356-5&partnerID=40&md5=2e39f93cd9da63b528b6babcf8ab3af33 aHistorically, fishers (both men and women) have engaged in different activities ranging from preparing fishing equipment (traps, nets, fishing vessels), weather forecasting, and sailing to fishing grounds and they continue to do so today. While sailing, fishers paddle collaboratively when the wind is low and when the boat is leaking, some crew will bail the vessel. Once they arrive at the fishing grounds, fishers cast anchor, mend the fishnets, and fix the boat foresheets. If successful, the fishers collect their catch, weigh the anchor, return to shore, and prepare to sell their fish. These fishing activities have always been accompanied by maritime customs, traditions, rituals, stories, and gestures. For instance, singing is one key tradition that has continued to accompany the fishing process from the start to the end. This paper documents and present the songs that have always been part of the fishing process in Kilwa Kisiwani, along the southern coast of Tanzania. The fishing songs are presented in the context of intangible cultural heritage of the east African Swahili coast. © 2023, The Author(s).  a15572285 (ISSN)