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Mission &
Vision Busara Promotions is a
non-profit cultural NGO established in Zanzibar in
2003. The mission of Busara
Promotions is "to promote and develop opportunities
for local and international music and performing
artists within the East African region, work to
strengthen the local arts infrastructure and build
networks internationally, for the social, cultural
and economic growth of Africa and the dhow
region". Our vision is that Zanzibar
"will become internationally recognised and valued
as a cultural epicentre for Africa and the Indian
Ocean region, in the context of a broader
cross-regional network which links festivals,
venues and promoters, performing artists, music
institutions and related organisations around
Africa, the Indian Ocean and beyond". Busara Promotions' main event
is the Sauti za Busara Swahili Music Festival, held
annually in Stone Town, Zanzibar during
February. Another of Busara's principal
activities is the Swahili Encounters project. The
mission of Swahili Encounters is "to encourage
audiences to celebrate pluralism of cultural and
religious diversity; to promote and develop
opportunities for musicians and performing artists
along the Swahili coast and islands to connect,
learn and perform together; and to develop regional
artistic cooperation, for the social, cultural and
economic growth of East Africa and the Swahili
region". |
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