Zanzibar Events
Yunasi at Sauti Za Busara © Birgit Quade
Sauti Za Busara Music Festival
East Africa's finest music festival, the Sauti Za Busara (sounds
for wisdom) Festival, plays out annually in central Stone Town,
with enlivening music, poetry and dance acts from Africa's most
dazzling talent. Five years in the running, the festival
demonstrates current musical trends in the Swahili-speaking region
and other contemporary trends from Kenya to West Africa. Festival
favourites include Taarab, a blend of African and Arabian
influences and acts such as Yunasi, a Kenyan Afro-fusion band and
Mrisho Mpoto, one of Tanzania's leading poets and storytellers.
Venue: Old Fort, Stone Town;
Date: February 2010, TBA;
Website: www.busaramusic.org
