Sauti za Busara resumes at the Old Fort in Stone Town, Zanzibar during 9th – 12th February 2017.
During four days, East Africa’s favourite festival will feature:
- Live Music: World-class performances with 400 artists (40 groups) on 3 stages, 100% live!
- Carnival Parade: Bringing more buzz to Zanzibar Town and outlying areas
- Swahili Encounters: Local and visiting artists meet, exchange and create collaborations
- Movers & Shakers: Local and global industry professionals meet, network and exchange
- Busara Xtra: Fringe events across the island, as organised by local communities
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Call for Artists, Sauti za Busara 2017
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Sauti za Busara 2017 plans
three stages showcasing the most exciting music line-up ever seen in
Zanzibar. The programme features original and live music, including 25
of East Africa’s finest groups and fifteen from the African Continent
and diaspora. Artists from the Middle East and Indian Ocean regions are
also welcome to apply.
For consideration by the festival selection committee, applications must
include two recent recordings (on CD and/or DVD), two quality photos
and the artists’ biography (max 500 words), to reach Busara Promotions
officebefore 31 July 2016. For more information and link to the application form, click here.
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 Nneka (Nigeria)
Sauti zaBusara 2012 (Photo by Peter Bennett)
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 Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba (Mali)
Sauti za Busara 2008 (photo by Thomas Dorn)
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 Mim Suleiman (ZNZ UK)
Sauti za Busara 2015 photo by Peter Bennett
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 FM Academia (Tanzania)
Sauti za Busara 2012 by Robin Batista
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 Khaira Arby (Mali)
Sauti za Busara 2013 by Peter Stanley
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 Fredy Massamba (Congo)
Sauti za Busara 2012 by Robin Batista
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Keeping Busara alive and strong
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Unfortunately Sauti za Busara 2016
had to be cancelled due to shortage of sponsors. The 13th edition was
sorely missed, with hotels, restaurants and businesses still reeling
from the shock of Zanzibar’s quietest February in many years.
Annually since 2004, Sauti za Busara provided jobs for 400 artists and
150 crew, with 2,000 people also employed indirectly in Tanzania’s wider
tourism sector. Conservative estimates indicate the festival brings a
boost of more than US$7 million for the island each year during
February.
Ticket sales cover only 30% of festival production costs. For Sauti za
Busara to stay alive and in Zanzibar, whilst remaining affordable for
local people to participate, the event seeks long-term partnerships with
international and local donors and sponsors. We proceed with confidence
that public and private sector operators will come on board to ensure
the festival’s long life and sustainability as “one of Africa's best and most respected music events” (BBC News).
Sauti za Busara offers generous win-win-win packages; large and small. Please contact Busara if you or your organisation is able to offer any amount of cash, flights, hotel rooms, equipment or services. |
 Safi Theatre (Tanzania)
Sauti za Busara 2013 by Peter Stanley.
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 Festival Parade
Sauti za Busara 2015 by Peter Bennett.
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 Djmawi Africa (Algeria)
Sauti za Busara 2015 by Robin Batista
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 Audiences
Sauti za Busara 2015 by Link Reuben
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Produced by: Abdallah Pandu, Star TV TanzaniaFILAMU (20’):
Makala hii imewashirikisha waandaji wa tamasha, viongozi wa Serikali,
wafanyabiashara na wadau mbalimbali kuzungumzia umuhimu wa tamasha la
Sauti za Busara na mchango wake katika kukuza uchumi wa Zanzibar,
Tanzania na Afrika Mashariki.
With no Sauti za Busara, will February still be Zanzibar’s busiest month?
by Music In Africa, February 4, 2016Year after year, Sauti
za Busara drew growing crowds to the country and was seen as an integral
part of the annual calendar of events for both Zanzibar and Tanzania as
a whole ....
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Zanzibar counts its losses without busara
by Paul Owere, January 29, 2016It is a few days to February
and there is very little activity around the Ngome Kongwe (Old Fort),
an area that has been home to the Sauti Za Busara festivals. Apart from
the few visitors arriving at the Forodhani Food Market to sample some of
the Zanzibari delicacies there is not much going on....
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