"With some forty acts to
accommodate, Sauti za Busara was a musical buffet whose
maitre-d' refused to let the guests overeat on any
particular dish." Arno Kopecky "Festivals bring people
together, help invigorate young people's interest in local
culture, help the artists themselves to meet and learn
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each other, and promote a new kind of culturally conscious
tourism for Tanzania" Yusuf Mahmoud, Festival
Director "I am still new to music
festivals in Africa, but what I can tell is that they are so
much more fun than the European ones…. the Indian Ocean
is right next door, you have sand between your toes, and it
is warm… people are friendlier, the performers move
around in the crowd - and the beer is cheaper" Pernille,
louder than swahili Busara Promotions, Find us between Africa House
and Serena Inn, opposite Amore Mio.
SAUTI ZA BUSARA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Centred
for four days in the historic Old Fort in Stone Town, the
festival also features "Busara Xtra" fringe events around
Zanzibar town, suburbs and rural locations. In all, more
than four hundred musicians participate in the main
festival, with a continuous daily programme of music from
4pm to 2am. Admission is free for all up until
sunset.
"the biggest smile on my face stayed with me the whole
time I was on the mind blowing island, I knew that this was
place that I really needed to be." Buddha Blaze, Baobab
Connection
PO Box 3635,
Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania
busara@zanlink.com
Tel: +255 24 223 2423
or +255 784 925 499
or +255 773 822 294
