The music festival we attended is called Sauti za Busara, which means "Sounds of Wisdom" in Swahili. It was a strange mix of contemporary and traditional music, mostly East African, but also featuring African musicians from as far away as France and Britain.
There were also a number of dancers, mostly traditional in traditional costumes, but some modern. There was much variety, too much to describe, but on the last night we saw the Moreira Project, a jazz ensemble with players from South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique. This memorable band was followed by Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka, a sort of gentle hip-hop group from Zimbabwe. Comrade Fatso has some interesting political lyrics, when they could be made out. The music of Zanzibar itself seems to be influenced heavily by Arabic music as well as modern rock (to my untutored ear).
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