Artists

Del and Diho provide a perfect example of Indian Ocean music for the 21st century. Original, melodic and imbued with Mahori culture, this is music with roots and passion. Music that will rock you, relax you and make you jump up and celebrate. The uniqueness, energy and quality of this read more

The "Dhow Crossing" CD is a result of a three-year collaboration between students and teachers of Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA Zanzibar) and Agder University College (Norway). The musical crossover project was part of a NORAD funded programme. Recordings and concerts evolved through exchange visits between both institutions and countries. read more

Diana Samkange, aka ‘MaNgwenya’ is a Zimbabwean musician based in Harare.

She started her career with an urban music group called 2BG (Two Boys & A Girl) but after a short stint was groomed by the legendary Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz musician Tanga Wekwa Sando, who intensively tutored her vocal read more

See interview and pictures of Didier Awadi at Sauti za Busra 2007 http://www.busaramusic.com/feature/Didier.htm

Didier Awadi is the most prominent artist to have emerged from Africa's francophone rap scene. Awadi, who won RFI's "Musiques du Monde" award in 2004, has established himself as a veritable pioneer, pushing back borders and read more

Dizu Plaatjies, the son of a Xhosa traditional healer, grew up in the Cape Town township of Langa in South Africa. Behind his warm smile is a serious and spiritual person. He is the founder and former leader of South Africa’s internationally celebrated marimba group, Amampondo.
 

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Ahmed Salum Hafidh, popularly known as DJ Eddy aka Mkazuzu, began working as a DJ in 1996. “This was my only way of expressing appreciation in music since I could not sing; I decided to express with my DJ skills.”

He spent several years honing his DJ skills in Nairobi and read more