in brief
(50 words) |
The Sauti za Busara music festival, Zanzibar features a rich variety of African music from the region with more than four hundred musicians participating over five days in historic Stone Town supplemented with fringe events around town and across the island including a festival street parade. |
facts & figures
- Sauti za Busara is Swahili for "Sounds of Wisdom"
- 18000 people
- 75% Tanzanian audience
- 35% female audience
- 70% audience in 14-34 age range
- 5 nights (main stage)
- 9 hours of performances/night
- 40 groups
- 75% East African music
- 400 artists
- 20 countries
- 100% live
- $52 visitors' price for all festival
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280 groups
In past years, more than 280 groups have performed including Ba Cissoko, Natacha Atlas, Bassekou Kouyate, Didier Awadi, Malouma, Comrade Fatso, Chiwoniso, Thandiswa, Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga, Jose Chameleone, Yunasi, Nyota Ndogo, Chibite & Zawose family, Msondo Ngoma, Saida Karoli, Jagwa Music, Bi Kidude, and Culture Musical Club.
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additional info |
Where and When
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Stone
Town, Zanzibar
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8 - 12 February 2012
- Late afternoon till the early hours
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Accommodation
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We recommend visitors book well in
advance. |
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background |
Sauti za Busara music festival, is a cultural extravaganza,
held annually in
Zanzibar
during February, organised by Busara Promotions.
The main aim of Sauti za Busara (Sounds of Wisdom) is to bring people together and celebrate
the wealth and diversity of African music. A majority of groups
participating are from the Swahili speaking region, with some
visiting artists from other countries. A rich and vibrant
mix of styles is showcased each year, including traditional ngoma, taarab, kidumbak, mchiriku, rumba, "muziki wa dansi",
Swahili hiphop "bongo
flava", r’n’b, mystic and religious music,
theatre, comedy and dance.
Immensely popular with Tanzanians as well as visitors to
the region, Sauti za Busara has firmly
established itself as an unmissable event on the African cultural
calendar and "the friendliest festival on Planet Earth."
(Daily
News
,
Tanzania
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organisers |
For more information about Busara Promotions (festival organisers) please see our organisation page for vision, mission, and achievments to date. |
five year plan |
Busara Promotions Five Year Plan (Executive Summary) 2009-2014 (PDF, 746k) |
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