SAUTI ZA BUSARA KICKS OFF WITH A BLAZE OF AFRICAN MUSIC
(Posted 13th February 2015)
The 12th edition of what has become Africa’s foremost festival of performing arts, Sauti Za Busara, kicked off yesterday evening with the venue, the Old Fort in the Stone Town filled to capacity.
Artists from across Africa are once again performing and thrill the crowds with the variety of their tunes. The opening night this year well see such accomplished artists like Bonaya Doti (Kenya), Culture Musical Club (Zanzibar), Tcheka (Cape Verde), ERIK ALIANA (Cameroun), Msafiri Zawose (Tz), Isabel Novella (Mozambique), Alikiba ?#?popitin (Tz) and others perform, all live of course as ‘canned music’ has little place here.
Other activities which await this year is the book signing by Haji Gora on the 14th of February, titled ‘Twelve Poems by Haji Gora’ at the Hurumzi Hotel at 11.00 hrs and the ‘Songs for Peace Awards’ on closing night, i.e. the 15th of February at 20.00 hrs which is a cooperation of more than a dozen Tanzanian musicians to use music for the promotion of peace.
On Zanzibar at least Sauti Za Busara will outrank the hype over Valentine’s Day as all eyes, and ears of course, will be trained on the stages where performances are given to the audiences at various venues during the day and of course at night. For added information click on www.busaramusic.org
