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Final Call for Artists |
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Sauti za Busara Music Festival is a six-day cultural extravaganza held annually in Zanzibar during February.
The main aim of Sauti za Busara (Sounds of Wisdom) is to bring people together in celebration of the wealth and diversity of Swahili music. The majority of groups participating are from the East African region, with some visiting artists from other countries. A rich and vibrant mix of styles is showcased each year, including traditional ngoma, taarab, kidumbak, mchiriku, rumba, ”muziki wa dansi”, Swahili hiphop “bongo flava”, mystic and religious music, theatre, comedy and dance.
The main festival venue is Stone Town’s historic Old Fort, with special events also taking place in villages and coastal venues around the island.
Immensely popular with Tanzanians as well as visitors to the region, Sauti za Busara attracts around four thousand people per day and has firmly established itself as an unmissable event on the African cultural calendar. Furthermore it is fast gaining international repute as “the friendliest festival on Planet Earth.” (Daily News, Tanzania)
For artists interested to participate in the 2007 festival, we need to receive your applications at the office of Busara Promotions (address below) before end of August. Applications must include at least one recent recording (audio and/or video) and biography information.
For artists performing in the Festival or participating in workshops, the Festival provides modest artists fees and covers all expenses in Zanzibar, including local travel, accommodation, food and other incidentals. Artists from outside East Africa (other than specially invited headline groups) will usually have to find their own travel sponsors.
The Selection committee reviews all applications during September and we hope to post details of the final festival line-up and programme on our website www.busaramusic.com from October 2006.
Do feel free to contact us in case of any questions.
With best wishes
Yusuf Mahmoud, Director
Busara
Promotions, PO Box 3635, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tel: +255 24 223 2423 or +255 777 428 478; Fax: +44 870 132 1190
email: busara@zanlink.com
web: www.busaramusic.com
Festival de Musique |
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SAUTI ZA BUSARA Festival de Musique 9 au 14 Février 2007
Musique non stop de 16h à 1h du matin tous les jours;
SAUTI ZA BUSARA (Les sons de la sagesse) c'est six jours de folie autour du meilleur de la musique, du théâtre et de la danse. Ce festival unique est gratuit et est organisé au Vieux Fort, lieu mythique situé devant le front de mer de la ville historique de Zanzibar, Stone Town. Chaque année vers la mi-février il rassemble tous les publics, toutes les couleurs, tous les âges et tous les milieux dans la célébration de la richesse et de la diversité de la musique Swahili.
Parmi les 40 groupes qui participent à l'évènement, la plupart proviennent de régions Swahiliphones: Zanzibar, la Tanzanie, le Kenya, l'Ouganda, le Rwanda et les îles d'Afrique de l'est avec en plus une sélection de six ou sept groupes provenant d'autres pays d'Afrique et du monde entier.
Organisé par Busara Promotions, une ONG à but culturel basée à Zanzibar, le festival offre un programme très riche et dynamique, qui inclut les musiques traditionnelles ngoma, taarab, kidumbak, rumba “muziki wa dansi”, mchiriku, mais aussi le hip-hop Swahili plus connu sous le nom de “bongo flava”, des fusions Afropop, de la musique religieuse, du théâtre, des acrobates et de la danse.
Sauti za Busara est le seul festival au monde entièrement consacré à la musique Swahili et propose depuis plusieurs années le meilleur de la musique swahili et d'Afrique de l'Est. Le quotidien Tanzanien "Daily News" a trouvé les mots pour décrire cet évènement exceptionnel présenté comme "le festival le plus chaleureux sur la Planète Terre!"
Pour plus d'information, contactez:
Busara
Promotions, PO Box 3635, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tel: +255 24 223 2423 or +255 777 428 478; Fax: +44 870 132 1190
email: busara@zanlink.com
web: www.busaramusic.com
Wito kwa wasanii |
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Tamasha la nne la Sauti za Busara 2007
Zanzibar, 9 – 14 Februari 2007
Zaidi ya vikundi na wasanii mia moja wameshiriki katika moja ya matamasha yaliyopita ya Sauti za Busara na baadhi yao ni Juma Nature & Wanaume family, Saida Karoli, Mchinga Generation, Ferooz na Das Nundaz, African Revolution Band, Maulid ya Hom, Culture Musical Club, Chibite (Tanzania), Eric Wainaina (Kenya), Ghorwane (Mozambique), The Shrine Synchrosystem (Uingereza), Taffetas (Uswisi), Atongo Zimba (Ghana), El Tanbura (Misri), Seiyun Popular Arts (Yemen) na wengineo wengi.
Baadhi ya wasanii wa Afrika ya Mashariki kama Afrikali Band, Oya Theatre, Zemkala, Jagwa Music, X Plastaz, Sina Chuki Kidumbak na wengineo wameanza kupata mialiko ya kushiriki matamasha nje ya nchi baada ya kuonekana katika tamasha la Sauti za Busara.
Je unataka kushiriki?
Kwa wasanii wanaotaka kushiriki katika tamasha lijalo la 2007, unatakiwa kutuma maombi yako kabla ya mwisho wa mwezi wa Agosti. Tuma maombi yako kwa njia ya barua pepe (email) au barua ya kawaida kwa ofisi ya Busara Promotions (Anuani hapo chini). Maombi yaambatane na nakala za kazi yako ya hivi Karibuni (CD, Kanda za kaseti na/au video). Picha pamoja na maelezo ya kina ya msanii au kikundi, na pia kama una kumbukumbu za maelezo kutoka katika vyombo vya habari juu yako tafadhali ambatanisha pia.
Kwa wasanii wanaochaguliwa kushiriki katika tamasha la Sauti za Busara, gharama zao za usafiri, malazi, chakula na malipo ya onyesho zitalipwa na waandaaji (Busara Promotions). Wasanii kutoka nje ya Afrika Mashariki watatakiwa kujilipia wenyewe gharama za usafiri.
Busara
Promotions, PO Box 3635, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tel: +255 24 223 2423 au +255 777 461 911; Fax: +44 870 132 1190
email: busara@zanlink.com
web: www.busaramusic.com
5-day forecast – Zanzibar – February 2007 |
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Contact Us |
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Busara Promotions, PO Box 3635, Zanzibar, Tanzania +255 24 223 2423 or +255 777 428 478 Find us in Stone Town, between Africa House and Serena Hotel, opposite Amore Mio.
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