Baraza la Muziki la Taifa (BAMUTA; Swahili for "National Music Council") was a national council created in 1974 by the government of the newly independent Tanzania.
Its purpose was to regulate the music business in the country, in the context of a wider programme intended to create a solidified national identity.
[1] This, in turn, was a crucial element in Ujamaa, President Julius Nyerere's version of african socialism.
BAMUTA was responsible for the establishment of national music policies, which sought to control musical imports and issued disco and club licenses.
[2] BAMUTA called for strict government planning as well as control over the popular music in Tanzania.