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Events for your Zanzibar
Diary: Friday 26th
September: Zein al Abdin,
master oud player from Mombasa,
Kenya is in Zanzibar leading oud
and maqam masterclasses at Dhow Countries
Music Academy (http://www.zanzibarmusic.org)
later this month and will be performing a
special concert together with Baladna
Taarab (DCMA Teachers' Group) on Sept
26th. Contact us, or mailto:musicacademy@zanlink.com
for tickets and info and if you can't
make it, at least check out his highly
recommended CD "The Swahili Songbook" on
dizim records. 2 - 7
December Africa
Travel Association's CULTURAL
& ECOTOURISM INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM here in Zanzibar
welcomes those of you,
particularly from the travel
industry, who are with us in
promoting initiatives
to developing responsible
and sustainable tourism in
Africa. Many of
Zanzibar's leading music and
cultural groups will be
performing in venues around town
for the duration of the meeting.
More information: 13th
&endash; 15th February,
2004 SAUTI ZA
BUSARA (Sounds of Wisdom) Swahili
Music + Cultural Festival SAUTI
ZA BUSARA FESTIVAL: Swahili Music
and Cultural Festival in
Zanzibar: February
13-15, 2004 Please see
below for information on a new
exciting music festival which I
hope that
you can help to promote in your
publication and/or on your
website. The Festival,
Sauti za Busara (Swahili meaning
Sounds of Wisdom) is
organized by
Busara Promotions, a non-profit
cultural NGO based here in
Zanzibar. With
thanks and best wishes Yusuf
Mahmoud, Director, Busara
Promotions Bookings
and more information:
busara@zanlink.com A 3-day
weekend cultural extravaganza of
music, theater and dance. The
theme of
this new dynamic festival on the
African cultural calendar is
Swahili Encounters,
focussing on
showcasing a diversity of
performing arts which are all
rooted in
Swahili language and traditions.
Modern and traditional styles,
both religious
and secular
will be represented, alongside
exciting new fusions and
included will
be some of the finest groups from
Tanzania and Kenya. The 2004
inaugural Festival
takes place on the magical and
friendly islands of Zanzibar,
Tanzania and
is FREE admission for all. The
festival venue is Malindi
Grounds, a large
green open
space in the area close to the
main market of Zanzibar Town.
Accommodation
at all levels
is available within easy walking
distance of the main
festival venue. SAUTI
ZA BUSARA festivals are
planned for the future in a range
of East African
islands and
coastal venues and will expand to
include a broad program of
local and
international artists. During the
week before the 2004 festival
Busara Promotions collaborates
with the
Dhow Countries Music Academy
(DCMA Zanzibar: www.zanzibarmusic.org)
to present a
series of related music-based
workshops and master classes. For
the week following
the event
Busara also plans to coordinate a
variety of recording sessions
featuring many
festival artists at Zanzibar's
Heartbeat Studios. A
full-colour promotional flyer is
available in Adobe Photoshop or
jpeg format. Music
groups and artists interested in
participating please send press
kits to: Busara
Promotions, PO Box 3635,
Zanzibar, Tanzania. Tel: +255 747
428478 Advertising,
merchandising and sponsorship
packages are
available. For more
information contact Festival
Director at
busara@zanlink.com Use your
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Weekend cultural extravaganza
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Showcasing
best of Swahili musical
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present and future. Malindi
Grounds, Zanzibar Town, Zanzibar,
Tanzania
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