Dates: February 9-11, 2024
Venue: Ngome Kongwe, Zanzibar
FMI on Sauti za Busara, visit -> http://busaramusic.org
Out of Town: 21st Edition of Sauti za Busara Music Festival, Feb. 9-11 2024 @ Ngome Kongwe – Zanzibar.
Dates: February 9-11, 2024
Venue: Ngome Kongwe, Zanzibar
FMI on Sauti za Busara, visit -> http://busaramusic.org
Out of Town: Sauti za Busara Festival, Feb. 13-16 2020 @ Stonetown, Zanzibar – Tanzania
Dates: February 13-16, 2020
Venue: Stonetown, Zanzibar – Tanzania
Flipflopi Dhow (Clean Seas) Expedition from Lamu to Zanzibar (with stops in Kilifi, Mombasa, Diani, and Shimoni), from Jan. 24 – Feb. 7 2019
Date: from January 24 – February 7, 2019
Expedition from Lamu to Zanzibar (with stops in Kilifi, Mombasa, Diani, and Shimoni)
Find more information, here.
Out of Town: Sauti za Busara Festival 2019, Feb. 7-10 2019 @ Stonetown – Zanzibar
Dates: February 7-10, 2019
Venue: Stonetown, Zanzibar
Participating Bands from Kenya; Fadhilee Itulya and Shamsi Kenya.
Find more information, here.
Out of Town: Zanzibar International Film Festival, Jul. 7-15 2018 @ Stonetown, Zanzibar
Dates: July 7-15, 2018
Venue: Ngome Kongwe, Zanzibar
Concert: with Siti and the Band (from Zanzibar), Mar. 8 2018 @ Alliance Française Gardens
Date: Thursday, March 8 2018
Venue: Alliance Française Gardens
Time: 7 pm
Free Entry
About
On the occasion of the 2018 International Women’s Day. Zanzibari music group ‘Siti & the Band’ led by vocalist and oud player, Siti Amina Omar. Amina overcame family and societal pressures to study taarab music at the Dhow Countries Music Academy. Together with her cousin Rahma Ameir (violinist) and Gora Mohammed (qanun player), she founded ‘Siti & the Band’, following in the footsteps of legendary female musicians from Zanzibar: Siti Bint Saad and Bi Kidude.The trio’s music is a swinging mix of traditional zanzibari rhythms with contemporary musical styles.
Out of Town: Sauti za Busara Music Festival, Feb. 8-11 2018 @ Stonetown, Zanzibar – Tanzania
Dates: February 8-11, 2018
Venue: Stonetown, Zanzibar – Tanzania
Time: 5:00 pm to 1:30 am, daily
Tickets: Regular, International – $ 120, African United (holders of passports from African Countries) $ 60 and Tanzania Citizens $ 9.
Performances: Over 40 live acts including, Zakes Bantwini – South Africa, Kasai All Stars – DRC, Saida Karoli – Tanzania, Ribab Fusion – Morocco, and from Kenya; Makadem, Kidum & the Boda Boda Band and Maia & the Big Sky.
Download the festival programme, here: SzB2018 Fest Prog (pdf)
Out of Town: Makadem Live at Bayimba, Sept. 22-24 2017 @ the National Theatre, Kampala – Uganda
Dates: September 22-24, 2017
Venue: the National Theatre, Kampala – Uganda
Makadem is one of the Kenyan acts that will be performing at this year’s Bayimba International Festival in Kampala, Uganda. Thereafter he will embark on a tour of the greater East Africa, in what is dubbed the Nyatiti East African Tour, that should see him perform in; Kigali, Kampala, Kisumu, Arusha ,Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Mombasa and finally end back in Nairobi.
https://bayimbafestival.com/
Out of Town/Sauti za Busara Festival: Africa United, Feb. 9-12 2017 @ Stone Town – Zanzibar
Dates: February 9-12, 2017
Venue: Stonetown, Zanzibar
Download the festival-programme (pdf)