5th Sauti za Busara music festival
Stone Town, Zanzibar, February 7th- 10th, 2008

Non-stop music 4pm to 1am daily

Showcasing the wealth and diversity of music from the Swahili speaking region, plus a few artists from further afield.

Artists featuring at next February’s festival include:

7 Survival (Tanzania-mainland),  Afrodynamix (Austria / Senegal / Cote d'Ivoire),  Ahmed el Salam (North Africa / France),  Akhenaton Family (Tanzania-Zanzibar),  Beautiful Nubia & the Roots Renaissance Band (Nigeria),  Bi Kidude (Tanzania-Zanzibar),  Black Roots (Tanzania-Zanzibar),  Bring the Noise! (Various),  Celloman (UK),  Dele Sosimi (Nigeria / UK),  DO-LA (Haiti / USA),  Eric Wainaina & the Mapinduzi Band (Kenya),  Jaymoe (Tanzania-mainland),  Kiki Taarab (Tanzania-Zanzibar),  Maulidi ya Homu ya Mtendeni (Tanzania-Zanzibar),  Maurice Kirya (Uganda),  Moto Combat (Kigoma cha Uchokozi) (Tanzania-mainland),  Mrisho Mpoto (Tanzania-mainland),  Mwana FA (Tanzania-mainland),  Nako2Nako Soldiers (Tanzania-mainland),  Nfithe (Mozambique),  Seckou Keita Quartet + (Senegal / UK / Egypt / Gambia / Italy),  Sheela (Tanzania-mainland),  Splendid Theatre (Tanzania-mainland),  TMK Majita Original (Tanzania-mainland),  Yange Yange Trio (Tanzania-mainland),  Yunasi (Kenya),    and more to be announced.

Watch this space for further details of artists and events as they unfold.

Tickets and Prices

Travel and Accommodation

Coming from abroad? You might want to make a few arrangements in advance - see our Travel page.

Join the Crew

We always have far more offers of help than we can hope to satisfy, and in any case we always give priority to crew from previous years.

All applicants should be from Zanzibar or mainland Tanzania AND have relevant skills and experience.

Call For Artists - now CLOSED

Call for Artists for the 2008 festival is now closed. The selection committee met in early September 2007 and all applicants have been contacted. A provisional line-up shall be announced in our October newsletter with regular updates on these pages.

Something to Celebrate