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 favorites 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.
Region/City Name:
Zanzibar
Event Date:
February 9, 2011 - February 13, 2011
Venue:
Old Fort, Stone Town
Date Text:
9 - 13 February 2011
Website:
www.busaramusic.org
