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BUSARA NEWSLETTER |
July 2009 |
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Sauti za Busara 2010 |
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Well the secret is out - we have "so much great music - rarely heard outside East Africa".
And the good news is, we are back with more in 2010.
Make your plans now:
11 - 16 February 2010
and make sure you are in Zanzibar for international-class performances from some of the best artists in East Africa and beyond.
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FINAL Call For Artists 2010 |
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Full details on website in English,
Kiswahili, Francais.
Want to perform at Sauti za Busara 2010? |
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Does your music represent the African continent or the African diaspora? |
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This is the FINAL CALL for artists wishing to perform
7th
Sauti za Busara music festival,
Zanzibar
11 - 16 February 2010 |
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All you have to do is complete an
application form |
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photographs before the published deadline. |
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DEADLINES for applications |
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31 July 2009 |
Tanzania
31 August 2009 |
Full details on website in English, Kiswahili, Francais. |
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BBC Radio 3 - Samba Mapangala at Sauti za Busara 2009 |
 If you are lucky enough to hear BBC Radio 3 - then don't miss a special programme recorded during Sauti za Busara 2009 about
SAMBA MAPANGALA
It will be broadcast on Saturday 4th July 2009 at 3pm (UK time) - and also available from their archive for a week.
more details at www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 |
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Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga (DRC/Kenya) |
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UK DVD LAUNCH: AS OLD AS MY TONGUE: the myth and life of Bi Kidude |
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If you are lucky enough to be anywhere near London's Southbank on Tuesday 7th July 2009 - you might like to catch the DVD launch of an award winning film about Bi Kidude.
In two years since it’s début screening, our intimate portrait of Swahili legend Bi Kidude has won friends and awards around the world.
It is at the National Film Theatre NFT2 at 6:20pm and will be
introduced by director Andy Jones.
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“Impressive and engrossing” Charlie Gillett
“A remarkable documentary” Simon Broughton, Songlines
“A delight from beginning to end” Howard Male, The Independent
“A living folk-memory of Swahili music” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian |
More details at www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/as_old_as_my_tongue |
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Sound & Lighting Equipment - Urgently Needed |
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After six successful festivals in Zanzibar, Busara Promotions urgently needs to acquire its own quality sound, lighting and
stage equipment. If you have contacts for organisations that may be able to
supply us with new/used equipment either by donation or at a reasonable price,
do let us know. A full list of requirements can be supplied on request.
Such technical equipment is in extremely
short supply in Tanzania and is a resource that can be used throughout the year
to generate employment and enhance the social and cultural lives of the region,
as well as to build financial sustainability for the festival.
Busara Promotions is a non-profit cultural
NGO registered under National Arts & Music Council of Zanzibar (BASAZA) in
2003, ref BSZ/UVS/BP/NGO/152/VOL II/2003 |
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Call For Sponsors - Urgently Needed |
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The festival would not be possible without the generous support of our donors
and sponsors.
To all potential donors and sponsors, we have just prepared our Funding Partnership
pack, including a promotional video, our festival proposal, budget and a list
of ingenious ways that your name can be seen as part of the Festival's success.
If you are interested please contact
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Busara Promotions,
PO Box 3635,
Stone Town, Zanzibar,
Tanzania
busara@zanlink.com
Tel: +255 24 223
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or +255 784 925 499
or +255 773 822 294
Find us between Africa House and
Serena Inn, opposite Amore Mio. |
Principal Sponsor
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