 We have come a long way...
“The people at Busara dreamed big, worked hard, risked much, and pulled off a very impressive first year festival that uplifted local talent, sent a message to the outside world, and gave Stone Town itself an experience of self-celebration that by the end seemed to genuinely touch and surprise everyone involved”
www.afropop.org 2004
“The friendliest music festival on planet earth”
Sunday News 2005
“… Suddenly, we are all swept up in something so frantic it’s difficult to know whether to run or get pummeled into the sand. This is possibly the most outrageously thrilling spectacle in Africa today.”
MOJO Magazine 2006
“The organisers made sure all the events were accessible to both tourists and locals with fair admission rates and free entry before sunset everyday”
Sunday Nation [Kenya] 2007
“Festivals bring people
together, help invigorate young people’s
interest in local culture, help the artists themselves
to meet and learn from each other, and promote
a new kind of culturally conscious tourism for
Tanzania”
Yusuf Mahmoud, Festival Director |
