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Sauti za Busara Swahili Music Festival
Stone Town, Zanzibar, February 9th- 12th, 2006
Kendwa beach, north coast, February 14th 2006
Non-stop music programme from 4pm to 1am daily
The third edition of Sauti za Busara takes place 9th – 14th February 2006. It’s at the Old Fort in
Stone Town for four nights and then decamps to Kendwa beach on Zanzibar’s north coast for a special
grand finalé celebration featuring international DJs, traditional music, Swahili hiphop, kidumbak
wedding dances, and mad “mchiriku” music from the shanty-towns of Dar es Salaam. Gorge yourself on
delicious Swahili cuisine, dodge acrobats and fire-eaters and dance the night away on one of the
most beautiful beaches in East Africa.
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Ticket prices for Sauti za Busara 2006
Admission free for all before 8pm
Entry after 8pm:
residents 500/- TSh (no re-admission)
non-residents 5,000/- TSh
All Events Pass (5 days)(with seating)
residents 10,000/- TSh
non-residents 20,000/- TSh
Exchange rates at January 2006:
€ 1 euro = 1,400 Tanzania shillings
$ 1 USD = 1,200 Tanzania shillings
£ 1 GBP = 2,000 Tanzania shillings
For international visitors to the Festival, we shall be happy to forward any travel enquiries to our
official Festival Travel and Tour operator, who can take care of all your local travel and
accommodation requirements. They can also help with visits to historic Stone Town, village cultural
projects, spice plantations, taarab rehearsals, beach trips, dhow cruises, mainland safaris,
snorkelling, diving, and if you’re lucky: swimming with dolphins. Just let us know.
NOTICE TO PRESS & MEDIA CONTACTS:
Contact Busara Promotions for jpeg photos and profiles of 2006 artists and more information (in English, Kiswahili and French).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Organisers of Sauti za Busara acknowledge and thank Ford Foundation, Africalia, Celtel Tanzania, British Council, Holiday Inn Dar es Salaam, Pro Helvetia, Embassy Of France, Zanzibar Gallery, Memories Of Zanzibar, Alliance Française, Air Tanzania, Archipelago Cafe-Restaurant, Kidude Cafe, fROOTS Magazine, Dhow Countries Music Academy, Tabasam Tours, Kendwa Rocks, Ultimate Security, Zanzibar KOOL, Roger Fenstein and well-wishers from around the world who have contributed towards its continuing success.
For more information contact Festival Director at
busara@zanlink.com
Busara Promotions, PO Box 3635, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Tel: (+255) 24 223 2423 or (0)747 428478
Fax: (+44) 870 1321190
+255 777 428478 (Yusuf Mahmoud mobile)
+255 777 461911 (Kwame Mchauru mobile)
Email: busara@zanlink.com
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