| Call for Partners
The dates for Sauti za Busara 2016 will be announced immediately on confirmation of available funds.
Sauti za Busara aims to be more sustainable with funding from international donors (35%), commercial sponsors (40%) and self-generated revenue (25%). However despite its continued success, raising funds for the festival is increasingly challenging every year.
Visitors to Zanzibar during February have risen by more than 500% since Sauti za Busara began.Hotels are fully booked and local traders are smiling. We believe it’s time for hotels, airlines, banks, phone companies and other stakeholders operating in Zanzibar to come on board to help keep Sauti za Busara alive and moving forwards.
Email us if your organisation is interested to partner with Sauti za Busara. We offer win-win partnerships that work for YOU as well as for the festival. Marketing benefits start immediately for all festival partners, and until 31 March 2016. Your support for the festival will be seen globally by millions online in our newsletter, website and facebook pages; on TV and radio, in newspapers and magazines, at festival venues and all around East Africa on street banners, posters and other advertising.
Sponsor packages are available at all levels, from US$1,000 to $100k. Alternatively, you can simply click here to safely contribute donations in multiples of US$20. Every cent helps!
Please help keep our festival alive and accessible for the people of Tanzania. Your support is greatly appreciated
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| Blitz the Ambassador (GhanaUSA) at SzB 2015 by Pernille Baerendtsen |
Bassekou Kouyate Ngoni ba by Thomas Dorn |
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Call for Artists
Sauti za Busara promotes respect for cultural diversity. To date the festival featured bands from more than 36 countries in Africa, including Bassekou Kouyate (Mali), Nneka (Nigeria), Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana/USA), Natacha Atlas (Egypt/UK), Thandiswa Mazwai (South Africa), Alikiba, Nadi Ikhwan Safaa and DDC Mlimani Park Orchestra (Tanzania), Samba Mapangala (DRC), Tcheka (Cape Verde), Didier Awadi (Senegal), Orchestre Poly Rythmo (Benin), Tumi & the Volume (South Africa) and many more.
Typically our office receives 500+ artists’ applications every year. Of these, forty groups are finally selected to participate at the festival. Around 50% are from Tanzania, with others representing the wider African Continent and diaspora. Young, local and emerging talents are showcased alongside established acts. Sauti za Busara showcases quality African music, acoustic and electric, giving priority to music with cultural identity, local instruments and rhythms.
To apply for a possible place at Sauti za Busara 2016, simply complete the application form and post a copy of your recordings (CD and/or DVD) to reach Busara Promotions before 31 July 2015. The selection committee will meet in August if the festival goes ahead and all applicants will be notified of outcomes by email before September.
Do check the festival website and facebook pages for regular updates. The line up including confirmed artists and events for Sauti za Busara 2016 will be announced in October 2015: “Mungu Akipenda!”
Kama kawaida: karibuni sana, to the friendliest festival on the planet.
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