It was Sauti Za Busara without Bi Kidude

TAMASHA la kimataifa la muziki la Sauti za Busara ambalo linafahamika kama ‘Tamasha Rafiki’ mwaka huu linatarajiwa kumkumbuka msanii mkongwe Fatma Bint Baraka ‘Bi Kidude’. Akizungumza na waandishi wa habari...

Mziki wa kizazi kipya umeanza kutambuliwa katika jukwaa la kimataifa kama tulivyobaini katika tamasha la sauti ya Busara

It is a festival that draws attention throughout the continent and beyond as it attracts visitors from almost every corner of the world.

>Siku nne zimesalia kabla ya siku nne za kuandika historia nyingine Visiwani Zanzibar kupitia onyesho kubwa la sanaa na muziki la kimataifa linalotambulika kwa jina la Sauti za Busara.

Due to shortage of funding, Busara Promotions has reluctantly announced their decision to cancel the 2016 edition of Sauti za Busara.  This will be the first time in thirteen years Zanzibar does not enjoy an international music festival in February.Yusuf Mahmoud, CEO of Busara Promotions, said today “This decision was not taken lightly. Previously we had always announced festival dates a year in advance. But after closing the books on another highly successful festival in February 2015, once...

Why Sauti za Busara is more than just a music festival  The Citizen Daily

Call for Artists 2015 – Deadline 31 July 2014 
Is your music 100% live? 
Is it connected to Africa? 
Have you always wanted to perform in Zanzibar? Applications are now open for the 12th edition of Sauti za Busara. This is your chance to apply for a spot to perform at the 2015 festival. Our focus has always been on bringing you African music under African skies - this year in addition to the African Continent and its diaspora Sauti za Busara also welcomes applications from the Gulf...