2015 Festival Programme
2000/- TSH Contents 13 6 Festival Timetable
13 Festival Parade
15 Songs for Peace Festival Parade
16 16 Festival Artists A-Z
77 African Music Films
84 Busara Xtra Festival Artists A-Z
77 87 DCMA Events
89 Movers & Shakers
91 Recommended CDs African Music Films
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Together as One 5 . Words of Welcome The Sauti za Busara festival provides a space for artists and audiences to come together; to share and to celebrate the “sounds of wisdom”. Through music the world is able to see that Africa is vibrant and rich in its many cultures and expressions. Music communicates with all of us, regardless of age, gender, language, religion or politics. It teaches us to respect our differences and value diversity. Music brings us together as one. Whilst we appreciate Tanzania is peaceful, we should never With some of the best African take this for granted. So, this music under African skies, once year, we invited local musicians again we share with you the to compose Songs for Peace perfect recipe for a magical and with a special message for unforgettable experience. peace and unity. Fifteen groups enthusiastically agreed, as we’ll Enjoy Zanzibar, feel at home, see and hear during the four and be inspired. Karibuni sana, days of the festival. to “the friendliest festival on the planet”. Sauti za Busara has a sizzling menu of music, films and more; a breathtaking and unique location; and a loyal and dedicated team who have been working around the clock in Yusuf Mahmoud recent months to ensure all the Festival Director ingredients are in place.
6 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 7 . Thursday 12 Feb Friday 13 Feb
4:15pm Festival Parade arrives (see page 13) 4:15pm Shirikisho Sanaa (Zanzibar)
5:00pm DCMA Young Stars (Zanzibar) 5:00pm Mwahiyerani (Tanzania) 6:00pm Bonaya Doti (Kenya) 6:00pm Aline Frazão (Angola) 7:05pm Culture Musical Club (Zanzibar) 7:05pm Kiki Kidumbaki (Zanzibar) 8:20pm Tcheka (Cape Verde)
Sauti za Busara: More Than a Festival 8:20pm Liza Kamikazi (Rwanda) 8:20pm (Tanzania / Norway)
Tanganyika – Msafiri Zawose (Zanzibar) 8:55pm (Tanzania / Germany) 8:45pm Zee Town Sojaz
(Cameroon) 9:20pm Erik Aliana 9:20pm Mpamanga (Madagascar)
9:15pm I Shot Bi Kidude (Tanzania / UK) 9:45pm Rico Single & Swahili Vibes (Zanzibar) 10:20pm Msafiri Zawose (Tanzania) 10:20pm Tsiliva (Madagascar) 11:00pm Maramaso (Kenya) 11:20pm Ihhashi Elimhlophe (South Africa) 11:20pm Isabel Novella (Mozambique)
12:20am Alikiba (Tanzania) 12:30am Sarabi (Kenya)
8 =Main Stage = Forodhani Gardens = Amphitheatre = Stage2 9 . Saturday 14 Feb Sunday 15 Feb
4:15pm Babawatoto Centre (Tanzania) 4:15pm Capoeira Brazil Zanzibar (Zanzibar)
5:00pm Tunaweza Band (Tanzania) 5:00pm Ifa Band (Tanzania) 6:00pm Mgodro Group (Zanzibar) 6:00pm Ahamada Smis ‘Origines’ Trio (Comoros / France / Zanzibar) 7:05pm Swahili Encounters (Indian Ocean) Mohamed Ilyas & Nyota Zameremeta 7:05pm (Zanzibar) 8:00pm Song for Peace Awards
8:30pm Tcheka (Cape Verde) 8:20pm Mim Suleiman (Zanzibar / UK) 8:30pm Action Music Tanzania (TZ / Germany) 8:45pm Cocodo African Music (Tanzania) 9:10pm Djmawi Africa (Algeria)
(Angola) 9:20pm Aline Frazão 9:10pm Santuri Safari (East Africa)
10:00pm Mabantu Africa (Tanzania) 9:40pm Last Song Before the War (Mali / USA)
Leo Mkanyia and the Swahili Blues Band 10:10pm The Brother Moves On (South Africa) 10:20pm (Tanzania) 11:10pm Thaïs Diarra (Senegal / Switzerland) 11:20pm Tsiliva (Madagascar) 11:00pm 100% Dakar (Senegal / Austria)
12:30am Octopizzo (Kenya) 12:20am Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana / USA)
10 =Main Stage = Forodhani Gardens = Amphitheatre = Stage2 11 . Networking Showcase Festival Trade Fair Conference Film Screenings Awards virtualWOMEX
I doubt there is any other festival in the world where African musicians are so warmly loved. Sauti za Busara makes you believe in Budapest, Hungary African unity.” 21— 25 October 2015 “ Elsie Eyakuze, The East African 12 Sauti za Busara 2015 www.womex.com Together as One 13 . Festival Parade Festival Parade Thu 12 Feb, from 3:00pm-4:30pm Ng'ambo - Old Fort If everything goes to plan... the Spectators are more than parade will start at Uwanja wa welcome to tag along and join Tumbaku (opposite Magereza the fun. Dress crazy, wear a Hall) and finish at the Old Fort. sun hat, and don't forget your drinking water. There will be a few "warm-up" performances before we set off. 3:00pm Performances at The planned route takes us past Uwanja wa Tumbaku Michenzani, Mkunazini, Vuga, 3:30pm Parade departs Africa House and Tembo Hotel. 4:30pm Parade arrives
Expect capoeira and Kilua *all times and places approximate dancers, stiltwalkers, umbrella ladies, and Reki warriors.
14 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 15 . Souvenir T-Shirts
Songs for Peace Awards 2015 Sun 15 Feb, 8:00pm
Fifteen of the Tanzanian artists performing at the festival have agreed to compose and perform a Song for Peace. The three most creative entries will be awarded studio recording fees.
A wide variety of styles, colours and sizes; all available from the festival shop in the Old Fort. With support from the US Embassy, Tanzania
16 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 17 . Festival Artists A-Z to writing in professional For the live performance of music studios. He carefully Origines at Sauti za Busara, Ahamada Smis Origines Trio constructed a universe of his Ahamada Smis will be own and when everybody was accompanied by two multi- Comoros, France, Zanzibar expecting him to come up instrumentalists who took roots, hiphop, fusion with lyrics about street life, he part in the earlier residencies. Sat 14 Feb, 6:00pm Main Stage surprised everybody with his Originally from Grand Comore, own reality. Soubi plays gaboussi and Ahamada Smis, a singer- influences and inspirations, he dzenze. Mohamed Issa Matona, songwriter from the Comoros lists Marseilles, faith, poetry, Ahamada Smis’ latest project a music teacher and member of Islands has been living in peoples’ stories from around the Origines, released in 2013, was many local groups in Zanzibar, Marseilles since first arriving world, as well as his origins. produced and recorded during plays oud, violin and qanun. in France at the age of 10. He music creation workshops mixes the traditional music from Ahamada Smis did not want in Mayotte, Grand Comore, Recordings: Origines, 2013; Etre, Comoros with urban poetry and to rush. He used time to his Anjouan, Dar es Salaam, 2010; Hip Hop Live, 2006; Ou Va rap, in the spirit of afro-ngoma. advantage. After years of hard Zanzibar and Reunion islands. It Ce Monde? 2003; Gouttes d’eau, work and perseverance, he is an encounter with traditional 2001 Ahamada Smis’ story is made went from composing poetry music and instruments. of words and music. Among his in the rooms of a steel factory www.colomberecords.com MADE IN ZANZIBAR
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18 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 19 . Alikiba Tanzania pop Thu 12 Feb, 12:20am Main Stage Alikiba Saleh Kiba was born Alikiba was nominated for Best in 1986. He is a Tanzanian East African Artist (African Music recording artist, songwriter, Awards), Winner of Best Zouk / dancer and actor. He is one of Rumba Song and Best Tanzanian Tanzania’s biggest stars and Writer, Best Male Artist (Kili his international reputation is Music Awards). rocketing. In 2011 Alikiba released Alikiba’s debut album Cinderella Dushelele, which he co- won the Kilimanjaro Music produced and co-directed. Once Award and was East Africa’s again proving he has the Midas biggest selling record in 2008. touch when it comes to music, He followed this up with Alikiba Dushelele won the Kilimanjaro 4 Real which included the mega- Music Award for Best Zouk hits Nakshi Mrembo, Nichuum song. Single Boy/Single Girl soon and Usiniseme. The success of followed; a collaboration with this second album cemented Lady Jaydee that also topped Alikiba’s name in Tanzania’s hall the charts. of music fame. Recordings: Cinderella, 2007; In 2010 Alikiba collaborated Alikiba 4 Real, 2008; Hands with US singer-songwriter across the World (with R Kelly, and producer R Kelly for Fally Ipupa, 2Face, Amani, 4x4), the successful One8 project 2010; Dushelele, 2011; Mwana, alongside FallyIpupa, 2Face, 2014 and other African artists. R Kelly singled out Alikiba for his unique /rockstar.alikiba and beautiful voice, giving him lead for the project’s single, Hands Across the World.
20 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 21 . Aline Frazão Angola roots, fusion Fri 13 Feb, 6:00pm Main Stage Sat 14 Feb, 9:20pm Main Stage Aline Frazão is part of the post- mind, Luanda is home, a city independence generation of that fascinates her intellectually musicians who draw on their and creatively, a place she would traditions and the ever-evolving like to return to live, eventually. musical dialogue of the African diaspora, whilst at the same In September 2011, Aline Frazão time absorbing other influences entered the studio to record her from across the globe to create first album. Clave Bantu brings their own musical identity. together eleven original songs as composed during four years With Angolan parents and of travel. The title track was grandparents from Cape Verde, inspired when Aline heard a Brazil and Portugal, Aline Frazão Spanish radio presenter explain was born and raised in Luanda. how music from Congo and She debuted on stage aged only Angola had travelled across nine, since then learning to walk the Atlantic and how this gave the paths of traditional Angolan birth to different styles and and Cape Verdean music, influenced all black American Brazilian boss nova, Portuguese music. fado and jazz. Recordings: Clave Bantu, 2011; Aline honed her musical skills Movimento, 2013 in Portugal and Spain, writing and performing solo in cafes /oficialalinefrazao and bars. Seeking to unite her two passions of travelling and singing, she also worked in Paris, Dublin, Lisbon, Luanda, Brussels, London and Buenos with support from Aires. Yet in the back of Aline’s Lusophone Film Festival Nairobi
22 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 23 . Babawatoto Centre Tanzania acrobats Sat 14 Feb, 4:15pm Forodhani Gardens The Babawatoto Centre for children and youth was established in 2006 in Makurumla, a densely populated suburb of Dar es Salaam city. The founder is Mr. Mgunga Mwa Mnyenyelwa, a renowned theatre practitioner who was www.musicinafrica.net also founder of the well-known theatre organization Parapanda Theatre. Babawatoto Centre aims to empower young people Babawatoto uses acrobatics Information and exchange portal and marginalised communities to overcome challenges of as a tool to raise community for the African music sector gender bias, poverty, crime and awareness about street children. disease. Babawatoto envisions a Street theatre performances society with children and youth attract children to Babawatoto free from any form of abuse in Centre instead of playing around Tanzania. dumpsites. Their show is a unique form of entertainment Babawatoto is an innovative that entertains people of all ages organization using mostly and backgrounds. participatory approaches including the performing arts www.babawatotofitforlife.net and acrobatics. More than 80 kids involved in acrobatics, trapeze arts, juggling and samba reggae percussion have enhanced their capacities at Babawatoto. with support from CEFA Tanzania
24 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 25 . Blitz the Ambassador Ghana, USA urban, hiphop, fusion, afrobeat Sun 15 Feb, 12:20am Main Stage “I wanted a story that wasn’t Afropolitan Dreams tells just about glamour, but that e a story of disruption and challenges for young immigrants connection that Blitz the as well”, says Ghanaian- Ambassador knows very well. born, NYC-forged rapper, He’s lived it. “I told some of the producer, and thinker Blitz the story on my last album, Native Ambassador of his latest album, Sun”, he explains. “That was the Afropolitan Dreams. journey to America in search of a dream. This is a sort of With a vision that embraces continuation, but with more his personal West African past detail about what it’s like to and a revolutionary future of start at the bottom and work Afropolitan cross-pollination, up.” the young MC meshes African popular sounds, American Blitz himself arrived in the US in vintage soul, and hard-hitting 2001, fresh from Ghana, where beats and lyrics with the he’d grown up listening to help of an international cast American soul, the highlife of his of collaborators, including homeland, the Afrobeat of Fela Angelique Kidjo, Seun Kuti and Kuti, and the old-school hip-hop Nneka. of Public Enemy, Rakim, and KRS-One. But as always with Blitz, the album is about far more than the Recordings: Diasporadical EP, music. It’s about the immigrants 2015; Afropolitan Dreams, 2014; who made America, who shaped The Warm Up EP, 2013; Native and moulded it. Immigration Sun, 2011; Stereotype, 2009; is the chain that links the past Double Consciousness EP, 2005; to the present, the near to the Soul Rebel EP, 2004 seemingly far. www.blitz.mvmt.com
26 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 27 . Bonaya Doti Kenya acoustic, traditional Thu 12 Feb, 6:00pm Main Stage only lasted as long as the election campaign. But through this experience Bonaya had discovered the power of music. He realised people would listen to him through his music. Rather than just being another Born in 1974 in Marsabit, musician trying to ride a popular north-eastern Kenya, Bonaya wave, Bonaya’s emerging Doti began his music career repertoire immersed itself in after years as a community social issues: conflict and peace; activist for social change. He HIV-AIDS, political corruption; hails from the Konso, an ethnic youth unemployment. Uniquely, group assimilated by the larger Bonaya rooted himself in the Borana community. He sings praise-singing traditions, in the Borana language, with injecting contemporary its inimical afro-arabic Cushitic concerns into a cultural style. Whilst strongly resonant imaginary deeply familiar to his with the wider music of south- audience. central Ethiopia, it has many After the Kenya post-election antecedents from the Konso. violence in 2007/8, one of Bonaya had discovered his Bonaya’s songs calling for peace love for music and singing at was picked up by a vernacular primary school. His talent was radio station and soon became recognised by a local politician popular in the region. After who decided to use music as peace returned to Kenya, a a campaign tool. This worked friend walked up to him and said well for a time. The opportunity “Bonaya, I think you made your was short-lived however, and contribution”.
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Zanlink advert 2015 A6P v2.indd 1 23/12/2014 20:39:28 Capoeira Brazil Zanzibar Cocodo African Music Zanzibar Tanzania dance, traditional, acrobats band, fusion Sun 15 Feb, 4:15pm Forodhani Gardens Sat 14 Feb, 8:45pm Stage2 Grupo Capoeira Brasil was in Zanzibar Town as well as in founded in 1989 by Mestre Chwaka, on the East Coast. Boneco, Mestre Paulinho Sabiá and Mestre Paulão Ceará. Grupo Capoeira is known for quick and Capoeira Brasil has now spread complex moves, using power, internationally with over 1,300 speed, and leverage for a wide groups and 400 instructors. variety of kicks, spins, and highly mobile techniques. It is great fun Capoeira Brasil Zanzibar is led to participate in, or even just to by Mestre Juruna Mestre Biriba watch! and Mestre Popoban. They have Cocodo play an exhilarating guitars, keyboards, traditional been training young Zanzibaris www.embracezanzibar.org blend of Afro-fusion, laced with flutes and zeze. traditional Tanzanian rhythms at the Dhow Countries Music Most young people are either Academy (DCMA), at Chukwani and jazz, in the traditional Panyenje style. With the recent unaware of their musical roots addition of two contemporary or are put in a corner where they trained dancers, their live have no other choice except to performances are pulsating and make poor copies of western euphoric. pop music. This is not the case for Cocodo. They work hard to Cocodo was formed in Dar keep Tanzanian music alive. es Salaam during 2010. Their messages, in Swahili and other Recordings: Massawe, 2013; Tanzanian languages, are Agwe Mwana, 2013; Mambo, about giving back to society, 2013; Shomari, 2013 awareness-raising on issues www.cocodoafricanmusic.com including malaria, HIV and autism. They also sing about the joy of growing up in Tanzania! Instruments played include with support from CEFA marimba, ngoma, djembe, Tanzania
30 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 31 . singers and female chorus. The Recordings: Taarab 4: The Culture Musical Club kidumbak side features three Music of Zanzibar (1988); Spices Zanzibar violins, sanduku (tea-chest of Zanzibar (1996); Kidumbak taarab, traditional bass), two kidumbak drums, Kalcha: Ng ’ambo – The Other cherewa (maracas) and mkwasa Side of Zanzibar (1997); Bashraf Thu 12 Feb, 7:05pm Main Stage (claves), female chorus and (2000); Waridi – Parfums de Founded in 1958, Culture The taarab orchestra includes dancers. Zanzibar (2003); Shime! (2009) Musical Club is Zanzibar’s most three violins, qanun, oud, prolific and successful taarab two accordions, double bass, orchestra. The club performs dumbak, bongos and rika, plus widely at concerts in Zanzibar town, but also frequently travels overland with a fold-up stage and an electricity generator to bring its music to the rural areas. They have released hundreds of songs on the local market and since 1988 have had six international CD releases. Since 1996 the group has performed regularly in Europe, as well as in United States, Dominican Republic, Reunion and Japan. Besides taarab, several club members are also active in kidumbak groups, smaller ensembles that play a more down-home, dance-focused music. Both styles of music are often included in their shows, contrasting the serene sound of orchestral taarab to the festive and sexually charged dance that is kidumbak.
32 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 33 . DCMA Young Stars Djmawi Africa Zanzibar Algeria taarab, pop, fusion roots, pop, reggae, rock, fusion Thu 12 Feb, 5:00pm Main Stage Sun 15 Feb, 9:10pm Main Stage Artists are composed of of styles and instruments and students from Zanzibar’s Dhow performs unique combinations Countries Music Academy of taarab, dance, African and (DCMA) and are all under the age Latin genres. The band regularly of 25. performs locally to appreciative audiences at Jimkana Club, The DCMA Young Stars was Police Mess and Burudan established to perform at Kwaraju. Alliance Française’s world music festival at Dar es Salaam. www.zanzibarmusic.org The band features a diversity
The birth of Djmawi Africa was themselves artistically through at a student concert in Algiers the universal power of music. during December 2004. Recordings: Mama Belda Each of the eight members has Diffusion, 2008; Echefa Padidou, been rocked by different musical 2012; Avancez l’arriere Padidou, styles (chaabi, Andalusian, 2013 rock, metal, reggae, gnawa and classical music). Djmawi www.djmawiafrica.com Africa naturally merges genres and influences to share the with support from richness of this musical Agence Algerienne interbreeding, whilst defending pour le the African identities of Algeria Rayonnement and continuing to express Culturel
34 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 35 . Erik Aliana Ifa Band Cameroon Tanzania acoustic, roots, fusion roots, acoustic Thu 12 Feb, 9:20pm Main Stage Sat 14 Feb, 5:00pm Main Stage Aliana perpetuates a fragile heritage at the same time renewing musical creation. Erik Aliana, singer, multi- instrumentalist, respects, enriches and shakes up the musical traditions of his native Cameroon. Using traditional instruments like the mvet, balafon, sanza, eworo and other percussions, his talent is Jafari Rashid Igomba’s love for to another to entertain people expressed in a mix of genres and music pulled him to regularly wherever they can get paid. It is times when mixing traditional visit rehearsals of a local band a street band, and music is their polyrhythms with a jazzy bass, Baba Toni in his home village of only source of income. It took funk touches or cha cha cha. Although he lives now in Paris, Ligama. Even though he is blind, them almost a month to reach Erik Aliana grew up between His texts are sung in Osananga, this is where he learned to play Dar es Salaam from Ifakara, Yaounde and Badissa, a village French and English, portraying acoustic guitar. stopping to busk in one village to a beautiful and alive Africa, another, as they could not afford in central Cameroon; a cultural In 2000 Baba Toni stopped dealing with current topics as the direct bus fare. divide and two ways of life that performing and Jafari decided inspired by the wisdom of the have marked his understanding to move to Ifakara district in Ifa Band generate buzz and ancients. of music. Morogoro region, where he excitement wherever they Woven of bikutsi, kindo and Recordings: Just My Land, 2013; met new friends who were also perform. With their ferry tickets makossa, inspired by the Songs from Badissa, 2011; Just interested in music. Together to Zanzibar and hotel rooms atmosphere of Yaounde, the African, 2006 they formed Ifa Band in 2002, paid up front, at Sauti za Busara and started performing around we’re surely in for an exciting celebrations and rites of the www.erikaliana.com village, the sounds of the the town. musical treat! Pygmies and moods of the with support from Ifa is a nomadic band, moving Recordings: Chaguo Langu 2014 rainforest, the work of Erik Terres de Musique from place to place one place
36 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 37 . Ihhashi Elimhlophe South Africa roots, traditional Fri 13 Feb, 11:20pm Main Stage Ihhashi Elimhlophe is a Phuzekhemisi and Mfazi household name in South Omnyma, who called themselves African maskandi traditional Izinqunqulu Zomhlaba. This Zulu music. collaboration produced two classic albums which are Bheki Ngcobo, the brains behind regularly included in Busara DJ the group, left his small village Yusuf’s playlist. in Kwa Zulu Natal in 1976 for Johannesburg, in search of Ihhashi Elimhlophe’s songs opportunities. He started his are inspired by the desire music career as bass guitarist to retain one’s culture and with the Young Brothers. He had heritage, whilst as he also says, stints with several other groups “promoting love and peace before joining the legendary amongst the peoples of South Soul Brothers. They noticed his Africa”. great talent and made him lead singer for their junior group, Recordings: Siyabonga, 2012; Imitshotshovu. Isililo, 2010 and many more After recording a successful www.mshiswamedia.com album Icala, Bheki decided to pursue a career as solo artist. That is when he gave himself the name Ihhashi Elimhlophe (the White Horse). His first album Hololo was followed by a long string of successful releases. He also recorded collaborative albums with two other well- respected maskandi artistes, with support from Concerts SA
38 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 39 . Isabel Novella Mozambique roots, traditional Thu 12 Feb, 11:20pm Main Stage Born in Maputo, Isabel Novella is (her family band) in more than blessed with God’s greatest gift: 50 world music and jazz festivals the voice to sing. As well as being in Holland, France, Germany, an amazing singer-songwriter, Bulgaria, Belgium, Cape Verde she has a charismatic stage and South Africa. presence. Isabel Novella says: “First and Unique in style and foremost I want to reach and performance, Isabel has carved touch as many people I can her own niche as a performing with my music and message. and recording artist. Straddling The languages easily come to between soul-bossa jazz, play when I write my lyrics as marrabenta-bossa, upbeat I like to combine Portuguese, reggaeton and Afro soul; Isabel English and dialects from home. has coined a new sound for I believe you don’t always have herself – “pop-world soul”. to understand the lyrics to be moved by the song, and I want Isabel Novella records as if she is people also to feel what I do.” performing for a live audience. The sounds of blackness Recordings: Isabel Novella, 2012 and beautiful melodies that make music as harvested /isabelnovelaOfficial through church, weddings and ritual ceremonies permeate throughout her music as she experiments with trance-like melodic chants as if to evoke the dances of the ancients. Since 2005 Isabel Novella has performed with Neco Novellas with support from FUNDAC
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STATE HOUSE P.O. Box 3545, Zanzibar, Tanzania 42 For artist biogs in Swahili and videoE-Mail: clips [email protected] see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 43 VICTORIA GARDEN Website: www.drmehtashospital.com . Leo Mkanyia and the Swahili Blues Band Tanzania band, jazz, fusion Sat 14 Feb, 10:20pm Main Stage Leo’s songs are poignant; they the house, copying the chords portray the realities of life in he’d seen his father play. Music Tanzania. His songs celebrate doesn’t pay in Tanzania, so Leo’s Africa’s history and culture, tell father was adamant his son stories of migration from village should follow another career. to town, gender inequality But when he found Leo playing and empowerment of women, a classic Tanzanian song one politics and poor governance, day, he decided to give his son and love. his wish, and taught him all that he knew. In his music you’ll hear throwbacks to the 70s and Today they play together, with 80s with classic Tanzanian Leo leading the band and his zilipendwa muziki-wa-dansi, father on solo guitar. but with a contemporary twist, blues, and afrobeat. All are Leo Mkanyia dared to breach original representations of the mainstream, to go beyond Tanzanian traditional blues, the box. He has found his niche, a genre which Leo is adamant and worked hard to develop a must be preserved. strong following of local and international fans. Leo was born in Dar es Salaam in 1981. He began playing guitar Recordings: Dunia Hii, 2010; when he was eight years old. Jasho Langu, 2011 His father is a jazz guitarist www.leomkanyia.com who played with the renowned Mlimani Park Orchestra. Leo spent years playing his father’s guitar whilst alone in
44 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 45 . Liza Kamikazi Rwanda acoustic, traditional, fusion Fri 13 Feb, 8:20pm Main Stage
Liza Kamikazi is a singer, of children in 30 districts of composer and actor. She Rwanda and culminated in a describes her music as afro- 1,000 cast show in the national fusion. stadium during the opening ceremony. Her songs Kigali and More than a dream were nominated in Liza is also a founder of Kaami the East African Music Awards Arts, an organization that in 2011. The same year she promotes arts for children. toured in Canada. In the DRC, Liza Kamikazi performed in the Bukavu Participatory Theatre Festival and the Reconciliation Festival in Uvira. She played a lead role in the short film We Are All Rwandans by British filmmaker Debs Gardner, and a role in the French feature film Zone Turquoise. In 2013 she launched her album Iwacu, performed at the Pan-African Festival of Dance (Fespad) and Jamafest, in Rwanda. In 2014, Liza composed Urumuri Rutazima, the anthem song for Recordings: Hobeee, 2009; the 20th commemoration of Iy’Iwacu, 2011 the Rwandan genocide. It was performed by different groups www.lizakamikazi.com
46 . Mabantu Africa Tanzania traditional, fusion, hiphop, bongo flava Sat 14 Feb, 10:00pm Stage2
Mabantu Africa band was music promoter), which gave the formed in 2013 by two talented youngsters the breathing space Tanzanian teenagers, Creator they needed, whilst preparing and Twaah. them better to negotiate life in the city. Originally from Nachingwea village in the Mtwara Region, For this rare and special they started singing in their performance at Sauti za Busara primary school choir. Whilst 2015, Mabantu Africa will be still young, they fled to Dar es performing with a band, “100% Salaam, in search of brighter live”! opportunities. Recordings: Muziki wa Sasa, But life in the big city was tough 2013; Nimuite Nani, 2014; Kabla with no place to stay, no food Jua Kuzama, 2014 and no money. Eventually they joined Mkubwa na Wanawe wakupetimusic.blogspot.com children’s centre, (established by Said Fela, a well-known
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chuchu v2.indd 1 12/24/2014 11:50:44 AM on these islands. Whilst there, Matona met Ahamada Smis and Mgodro Group Matona met and performed with Athuan Subira, both originally Zanzibar Bwana Riziki (Comoros) and from Comoros, and Lego, a traditional, roots Athamani Subira (Mayotte), in a famous accordion player and musical exchange that touched composer from Madagascar. Sun 15 Feb, 6:00pm Main Stage him deeply. Bwana Riziki taught These musicians continued to The idea for forming this group Comoros who lived around Matona to play gambusi. In 2012 extend Matona’s understanding was born from local musician Zanzibar Town. Thanks to Matona was invited to Mayotte of the islands’ musical styles Mohamed Issa Matona’s funding from Alliance Française with the “Violins of Zanzibar” and instruments. Using the desire to return to the roots and the Japanese Trust, Matona project, where he performed repertoire as learned from these of the traditional music of travelled to Comoros as part of with the famous taarab singer teachers, Matona taught the his childhood: the sounds as the “Song of the Moon” project, and composer Lima Wilde. Soon songs, dances and compositions played by the inhabitants from whose aim was to revive taarab afterwards in Marseilles, France, to DCMA students, who soon began to compose their own songs. Mgodro Group, as formed in 2013, is one of the fruits of this training. With a variety of flavours from Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Reunion and Mauritius, their music is rooted in rhythms of chakacha, mgodro, salegy, sega, maloya, chigoma, dumbadori and mbiwi. These musical traditions celebrate religion, culture and brotherhood and were extremely popular in Zanzibar but more recently in danger of disappearing. www.zanzibarmusic.org
50 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 51 . Mim Suleiman Zanzibar, UK urban, fusion, pop Sat 14 Feb, 8:20pm Main Stage Soulful, soaring, deep, and At WOMAD festivals, Mim also divine, Mim Suleiman’s presence ran singing and storytelling and music is a blessing. workshops. Shesings “Afro-beat mixed with global fusion”, mostly in her native Swahili, with occasional detours into English and other languages such as Fulani. Mim Suleiman is a versatile vocalist, a generous and vibrant performer. Presently Together with her own rhythms Mim is writing and dance moves Mim is gifted a book about with a big voice, a charismatic the food, music and and ecstatic personality. stories of Zanzibar. Together with filmmaker Mim Suleiman has released Zippy Kimundu, she is also two solo albums. She also sang working on a film uSISTA, backing vocals on the award- travelling across East Africa winning album Tell No Lies by encountering a variety of Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara women who tell their stories. (aka JuJu), and was a member of Sheffield’s Rafiki Jazz. Recently Mim performed as one of the 80 members of the highly acclaimed Africa Express train Recordings: Tungi (2010); tour of the UK, and in the BT Umbeya (2012) River of Music as part of the pre- Olympic world music festival. www.mimsuleiman.com
52 . Mohamed Ilyas & Nyota Zameremeta Zanzibar taarab, traditional Sat 14 Feb, 7:05pm Main Stage Mohamed Ilyas embodies Safaa Musical Club. His own the culture and history of the band Nyota Zameremeta Zanzibar islands like no other. (Twinkling Stars) remains a He comes from a great tradition fixture of Zanzibar’s cultural of taarab singers who took the scene up to today. More success Arabic origin of the art form and came their way since 2009 with transformed it to a uniquely the international release of the Zanzibar experience. He is firmly album Taarab, selling thousands grounded in this tradition with of CDs worldwide. a special affinity for European influenced melodies. Mohamed Ilyas’ voice conjures up a multitude of images – a Referring to Frank Sinatra, Nat sunset on the glittering Indian King Cole, Mohamed Abdul Ocean; betrayed secrets; the Wahab, Umm Kulthum and Julio knife in the heart of the lover; Iglesias as influential singers, love and passion seeking, he croons like the best of them. wandering and finding; fading Mohamed Ilyas was a lead singer memories, the smell of cloves with Zanzibar’s oldest taarab and frangipani. Mohamed Ilyas club Ikwani Safaa Musical Club is “The Voice of Zanzibar”. for many years. At the age of 18 he began learning accordion Recordings: Mohamed Ilyas and keyboard. When his beloved with Nyota Zameremeta: Taarab teacher and mentor Seif Salim (2009) died in 2000 he took up playing myspace.com/mohamedilyas the violin. In 1988 he recorded for Globestyle Records (UK) as singer and violinist with Ikwani
54 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 55 . Mpamanga Madagascar roots, traditional, fusion, Fri 13 Feb, 9:20pm Main Stage Mpamanga group was born in speak about the daily lives of their home town of Antsirabe, Malagasy peoples: family, love, Madagascar. Mpamanga nature, work and social life. (Malagasy) means “nomads”. Indeed, they are nomadic in Each of their concerts is spirit, with each member of the different, with the group group bringing cultural identity constantly evolving and to create an original music style. progressing their musical Matemwe Beach improvisation, presentation and Having played together since stage skills. www.hodihodizanzibar.com 2009, Mpamanga is a truly cohesive group that builds Recordings: To Kultur, 2011; a strong rapport with their Maquette Live, 2013 audience. The group’s vocal myspace.com/mpamanga harmonies are remarkable, most often in polyphony, as in /mpamanga Malagasy tradition. Their songs
56 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 57 HITS FM half page add for SzB2015.indd 1 12/31/2014 12:28:33 PM. Msafiri Zawose Tanzania acoustic, band, roots, fusion Thu 12 Feb, 10:20pm Main Stage Msafiri Zawose is one of the Tanzania, preserving tradition, most admired Gogo musicians but with a modern twist. He alive today. His father, Hukwe has maintained close ties to his Zawose (1938-2003) was a traditional Gogo roots, whilst musical giant, an influential creating a new and exciting figure in post-independence energy that is contagious to Tanzania, a master musician and anyone who hears it. one of the most mesmerizing performers ever seen. Msafiri Recordings: Msafiri Zawose is determined to honour and (2004), Dawale Chouya (2007), preserve his family’s rich Mbotela (2013), Tanganyika musical heritage. (expected 2015) Gogo music, originating in www.msafirizawose.com Central Tanzania, derives its unique sound from the mixture of the traditional instruments and vocal harmonies. Msafiri has mastered a wide variety of instruments from marimba (balafon), zeze (two-stringed violin), ilimba (pentatonically tuned thumb piano) and ngoma (traditional drums). He has a transient voice spanning a wide range of styles and sounds, transporting his listeners to a different world. Msafiri has established himself as a positive musical force within
58 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 59 . Tanzania’s first Mwahiyerani Tanzania All African, Urban and Local Music Station. traditional Fri 13 Feb, 5:00pm Main Stage Mwahiyerani is a traditional five to forty years. Their style dance group based in Mtwara was originally performed only region. Their style is of the by elders and in secret places, Makua ethnic group found since the 1920s. Typically, the both in southern Tanzania group performs during cultural and northern Mozambique. celebrations including initiation The majority of Mwahiyerani’s ceremonies. Their songs current members are young celebrate local rituals and acts boys and men aged between of courage.
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http://tunein.com/radio/Times-fm-1005-s153321/ 60 For artist biogs in Swahiliww wand.t videoime clipssfm see. cbusaramusic.orgo.tz Forty performances over four days - 100% live 61 . Octopizzo and band Kenya hiphop Sat 14 Feb, 12:30am Main Stage Octopizzo is an artist on a To date, Octopizzo has steep curve of rising popularity. recorded three mixtapes: S.O.N. A true hiphop lover, he was (Stragglers of Nairobi), Y.G.B. greatly influenced by his (Young, Gifted and Black) and early years in Kibera, one of The White Shadow. His album Africa’s largest slums. Aged Chocolate City is released on 25, he looks up to old school iTunes. hip hop artists as being major inspirations, including KRS- Octopizzo is active in his One, Immortal Technique, Big L, community and his music EPMD and CL Smooth. reflects this, with lyrics urging Kenyans to vote, on the need Octopizzo won various freestyle for peace, unity and economic competitions in Kenya, including equality. He is founder and G Pange Hip Hop Challenge, Hip Chairman of the Young, Hop Halisi Freestyle Challenge, Gifted and Black community and Usanii Kona Hip Hop organization, consisting of Challenge. As well as performing rappers, poets, graffiti artists, in UK, Germany and South graphic artists, and dancers. Africa, he made regular shows in Kenya including WAPI (Words Recordings: Something for and Pictures), Sprite Challenge, You, 2014; Chocolate City, Ghetto Radio Serious Request, 2014; Blackstar, 2014; Hala, Translating Hip Hop (Goethe 2014; Youth, 2014; Vile Inafaa ft Institute), International Hip Hop Muthoni, 2013; So Alive, 2013; Summit and several university, Mama, 2012; Ivo Ivo Ivo, 2012 charity, and HIV awareness www.octopizzo.com concerts.
62 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 63 . Rico Single & Swahili Vibes Sarabi Zanzibar Kenya fusion, hiphop band, roots, pop Fri 13 Feb, 9:45pm Stage2 Fri 13 Feb, 12:30am Main Stage Rashid Amin Abdallah aka Rico His follow up Kasimama Peke Single was born in Kikuu village, Yake (He Stands Alone) quickly on Pemba island. He started in confirmed Rico Single as a force music at primary school, as part to be reckoned with in the local of the school’s traditional dance music scene. group. He became better known after Rico Single’s rise to local fame collaborating with other local began in 2006, when he released artists including Berry Black, his first song Hili Game, recorded Shirko and Small x, with whom at Heartbeat Records. The track he released Yaache Mambo ya generated significant airplay Club in 2007. More successful on Zanzibar radio and was well collaborations soon followed, received. featuring Kasim Mganga in Nitampataje (2008), Sultan King in Tuongee Kidogo (2009), Baby Sarabi was formed in 2005 and Sheria looks back at the maize J in Wacha Waongee and AY in features eight young men from scandal, the missing free Champagne (2010). the Eastlands slums of Nairobi. primary education money, the Kazi kwa Vijana scandal and Their music is rooted in more. But the song also blames traditional rhythms such as the Kenyan people for accepting benga, with a blend of Western bribes and bribing when it is sounds. It is influenced by convenient to do so. everyday happenings and vividly represents Kenyan society. Recordings: Sheria (single), 2014; Oyaore (album), 2013, In 2013 they released their first Suluhisho (single), 2013; Toto album, titled Oyaore, to rave Africa (single), 2012 reviews. In 2014 they took Kenya by storm with Sheria. Juliani, the Kenyan hiphop legend, /pages/sarabi/ collaborates on the track. 260804687286737
64 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 65 . Shirikisho Sanaa Swahili Encounters Zanzibar Indian Ocean islands traditional, roots roots, fusion Fri 13 Feb, 4:15pm Forodhani Gardens Sun 15 Feb, 7:05pm Main Stage During 2005 two young and The energy, creativity and Throughout the year, and collaborative compositions are talented Tanzanian artists variety of their performances particularly during the week often performed on the festival Mussa Ramadhan and Juma Ally have been the reasons for before Sauti za Busara music stage under the title of Swahili came up with the idea of forming regular invitations to participate festival, Busara Promotions Encounters. a traditional dance group as at festivals and other events. works in collaboration with a means to self-employment. Their performances include Zanzibar’s Dhow Countries This year’s workshop unites Shirikisho Sanaa matured fast. dancing on stilts, wearing Music Academy (DCMA) Indian Ocean artists from Makonde masks, fire dancing, to provide opportunities Zanzibar, Comoros, and Instruments used in their female and male initiation for musicians of different Madagascar, together with performances include a variety ceremony dances from the backgrounds to meet, learn students and teachers from of ngoma drums, a locally various tribes of southern from each other, and create DCMA. made hi-hat, shakers, zumari Tanzania. new musical fusions. These (traditional horn played by circular breathing), bells and whistles.
66 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 67 . Tcheka Cape Verde roots Thu 12 Feb, 8:20pm Main Stage Sun 15 Feb, 8:30pm Main Stage Tcheka presents a new and its success forced Tcheka into exciting vision of what it means music full time. to be Creole in the age of globalisation. In 2005 he won the prestigious Radio France International He was born in 1973 in Ribeira Decouverte Musiques du Monde da Barca. At age eight he started Competition, returning home to to learn the acoustic guitar, and Cape Verde with first prize and, within a year he was playing in finally, national and regional the family band under the stern stardom. direction of his father. The Nu Monda album, released Like so many young Cape in 2005 shot Tcheka into the Verdeans, Tcheka’s secondary world music stratosphere, and education had to be cut short started tongues wagging about because his family could not him being the true vanguard of afford it. It was also when he Cape Verdean music. began composing songs. Recordings: Dor De Mar, 2011; A major turning point came Lonji, 2007; Nu Monda, 2005; with the 2000 release of a Argui! 2002 compilation CD Ayan: New Music /tcheka.cv from Cape Verde, which included three contributions by Tcheka. His first solo album, Argui! (Get up), released in 2002, solidified his reputation in Cape Verde as a guitar virtuoso and an with support from original, soulful songwriter, and Learn Africa
68 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 69 . Thaïs Diarra Senegal, Mali, Switzerland roots, urban, hiphop, fusion Sun 15 Feb, 11:10pm Main Stage Thaïs Diarra is a singer with to collaborate on a more regular roots in Mali and Senegal. She basis. The amazing results of was born in Switzerland, to this musical complicity are a music-loving mother and a evident in Metisse; Thaïs Diarra’s bass-playing father. Since Thaïs’ first solo album. early years, music was a refuge, a moral recourse to racial Recorded in Switzerland and prejudgement and questions Senegal, the essence of Metisse about her mixed race identity. is in its mixture of African instruments such as kora and In her youth she was inspired balafon, with new American by Afro-American music, soul vibes. With its influences reggae and by “singers who including reggae, mbalax and look like her”. She started her Mandingue music, the album own hiphop group early with can be described as afro soul. young rappers and musicians. Even then she always raised Texts are in English, French, questions in her texts, whilst Wolof and Bambara. The album carrying a message of positivity. speaks of tolerance and hope, on exile, persecution and the In 2003 Thaïs Diarra went back day to day difficulties faced to her roots. In Senegal she met by Africans living at home and Didier Awadi. In 2004 she was abroad. Thaïs Diarra’s warm welcomed to the PBS Radical voice takes us on a journey, group. Together they toured in sensitive and heartfelt, to a Africa and Europe, where Thaïs place of discovery, meetings and took part in performances, celebration. recordings and collaborations. In 2005 she met the Swiss Recordings: Metisse, 2013 musician and producer Fred thaisdiarra.bandcamp.com Hirschy, with whom she started
70 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 71 . represented South Africa in Paris a song voted in South Africa’s The Brother Moves On (France), London (UK), Stuttgart Top 100 Songs of all time. South Africa (Germany) and at the Oslo World Recordings: The Golden Wake, roots, rock, urban, fusion Music Festival, alongside Hugh Masekela. Most impressively, the 2010; E.T.A Expected Time of Sun 15 Feb, 10:10pm Main Stage band themselves have done this Arrival, 2012; A New Myth, 2013 The Brother Moves On is an The band is at the centre of on their own: self-managed, self- www.thebrothermoveson.com experimental collective from the Johannesburg live music recorded, a true DIY approach. Johannesburg, South Africa, scene. International attention In 2014 The Brother Moves On mixing rock, Xhosa funk, jazz, is growing, with TBMO having was the first young band to have folk, electronic, dance and spoken word for the post- apartheid age. Uncategorisable, they prefer to think of themselves as post-genre. TBMO’s music is neither black nor white, but clearly rooted in South Africa, feeding off the country’s unique political history – something that becomes apparent when you listen to their social commentary. They are creating, in their own words, “transitional music for a transitional generation”, in other words, music for and about where the generation of South Africans born after apartheid find themselves, which is free and hopeful, but also disappointed in and disillusioned with a system that hasn’t delivered much to support the hopes of this generation, particularly its underprivileged members.
72 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 73 . Tsiliva Madagascar roots, traditional, pop Fri 13 Feb, 10:20pm Main Stage Sat 14 Feb, 11:20pm Main Stage Tsiliva performs kilalaka, a VCDs, and a single with Vaiavy traditional genre of music from Chila entitled Chilalaky, all of the south-western interior of which were highly successful Madagascar. The son of a pastor, across Madagascar. He tours he was born in 1982 and raised continually throughout the in the western coastal town of Indian Ocean and often Ambovombe Androy. As a child performs for the Malagasy he enjoyed composing songs diaspora in France. and playing music. At school, he was active in many groups Tsiliva’s goal is to render including Cabalero Music, Malagasy music universally Tsirangoty, Diddiot Pro, Calypso, accessible. He sings, dances, Mentalis Music and Fouad Music. plays percussion and guitar. Although he mainly performs After graduating he played kilalaka, he occasionally bass with Dadah de Fort performs other genres, including Dauphin, later joining the pop and ragga. Terana and Terakaly groups as a percussionist. With Terakaly, he Recordings: Oh ! Le Tsiliva performed for the first time at (2004); I Love You (2007); Sorry the major Donia music festival, (2010); Mikisakisaky (2013) in Nosy Be. /pages/TSILIVA/ He launched his solo career 134125855260 in 2004, and the popularity of his first single, Oh! leTsiliva catapulted him to success. His first concert as Tsiliva with support from was in 2005. Since then he Libertalia-Music released two albums, three Records
74 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 75 . Tunaweza Band Zee Town Sojaz Tanzania Zanzibar band, roots, fusion hiphop Sun 15 Feb, 5:00pm Main Stage Fri 13 Feb, 8:45pm Stage2 Zee Town Sojaz is a hiphop group from Zanzibar. The group was established in 2011 by three zenji flava artists: King Pozza, Kira Kirami and Chaby Six, after releasing individual songs and generating attention on local and national radio stations in Zanzibar and Tanzania. To get to know each other, they met at Jupiter Records, in Zanzibar. After excited discussions they decided to create a group to represent Zanzibar hiphop. King Pozza came up with the name Zee This Dar es Salaam based same time we can educate the Town Sojaz: the soldiers of education and Kira Kirami was group started in 2008 with youths about very important Zanzibar Town. busy elsewhere, they paused ten musicians, the majority of issues like HIV or the need to playing music. Then in May Their first single as a group 2013 the group returned to the whom are physically disabled. respect and protect people with featured Chiku K of La Familia, They chose the name Tunaweza disabilities.” studio to record Chinjachinja and was well received. In (Slaughter). to make a point; it translates 2012 after Chaby Six quit the roughly as “Yes We Can”. Recordings: Ngodo, 2009; Raha Duniani, 2009; Janga, 2009; group, they released Usiogope, Zee Town Sojaz are on a musical Masoud A. Wamani, the group Muwelewele, 2009; Kokomido, featuring Dully Sykes, soon mission: to put Zenji hiphop founder and director says “Our 2008; Walemavu, 2008 followed by Nakupa Kisogo, on the map and see it fly, aims are to help ourselves featuring Ben Pol. worldwide! by earning a living through Whilst King Pozza was zeetownsojaz.blogspot.com doing something creative and completing his university expressing ourselves. At the with support from CEFA Tanzania
76 For artist biogs in Swahili and video clips see busaramusic.org Forty performances over four days - 100% live 77 . We have an obligation to sing, to dance, to African Music Films respect, and to show appreciation for the For all four nights of the festival, we screen music films, shorts, suffering and the endurance and bravery of clips and videos as a complementary programme to the live the people who are fighting for us, for performances on the main stage. “ those who cannot sing. The Old Fort’s seated Amphitheatre transforms into a cinema space ” where festival-goers gather to watch big screen projections of Khaira Arby (Mali) music stories from all around the African continent and diaspora.
100% Dakar – more than art Dir: Sandra Krampelhuber, 62mins, Senegal / Austria, 2014 Sun 15 Feb, 11:00pm Amphitheatre
A vibrant portrait of one of West Africa’s most lively creative arts scenes, 100% Dakar - More Than Art follows the young artists who see themselves as change agents for their generation. Featuring fashion designers, hiphop musicians, graffiti artists, a photographer, an art blogger, dancers and many other artists and cultural entrepreneurs, this exuberant documentary reveals a world of people who stand for a passionate, collective and creative fight against all economic and political burdens in Senegal’s buzzing capital city. www.100-dakar.com
78 Sauti za Busara 2015 79 . . Action Music Tanzania Dir: Sonja Beutelmann, 20mins, Tanzania / Germany, 2014 Sun 15 Feb, 8:30pm Amphitheatre Once there were some popular Tanzanian musicians. With their rhythm they made the people dance and sing. They had their instruments, traditions and character. Nowadays Tanzanian people still love music. but Western influences seem to prevail. In Action Music Tanzania some local musicians try to bring traditions into modern life. Will they manage to remember the society of their own character, and of the power behind their resources?
I Shot Bi Kidude / Tunapenda Bi Kidude Dir: Andy Jones, 80mins, Tanzania / UK, 2015 Thu 12 Feb Thu 12 Feb, 9:15pm Amphitheatre 9:15pm A dramatic investigation into the final days of one of Africa’s greatest musical heroines. In 2012, this fast-talking, chain-smoking rebel-rocker, Zanzibar’s very own Bi Kidude was kidnapped. Following his earlier film, As Old As My Tongue, director Andy Jones and his team returned to Zanzibar in Feburary 2013 to get to the bottom of the mystery. Just two months later, Bi Kidude was dead. Featuring exclusive footage of her final stage performance and behind the scenes at her funeral, this is the final chapter in the life of a true legend. www.screenstation.net
80 Sauti za Busara 2015 81 . . Maramaso Sauti za Busara: More Than a Festival Dir: Ashley Beckett, 57mins, Kenya, 2013 Dir: Merete Stubhaug, 25mins, Tanzania / Norway, 2012 Thu 12 Feb, 11:00pm Amphitheatre Thu 12 Feb, 8:20pm Amphitheatre Maramaso is a Sauti za Busara music festival is documentary that held annually during February takes place in Kenya on the picturesque spice island surrounding the March of Zanzibar and widely known 4th 2013 presidential as "the friendliest festival on the election. The story planet". focuses on a young musician/activist named This short film takes the viewer Mandela, and unfolds from humble beginnings to the 9th edition in 2012, where through through events leading up to the 2013 election, guided by narration the eyes of musicians, artists, festival organisers and audiences we and interviews with political experts, activists, and musicians in see how the event has grown to attract African music lovers from all Kenya. George, Mandela’s mentor, gives a glance into Mandela’s over the world. past, his character, and his band, Sarabi. www.busaramusic.org
Santuri Safari Tanganyika – Msafiri Zawose and Sauti Band Dir: Eric Mukalazi, David Tinning, 20mins, East Africa, 2014 Dir: Manuuh Swai, 16mins, Tanzania / Germany, 2014 Sun 15 Feb, 9:10pm Amphitheatre Thu 12 Feb, 8:55pm Amphitheatre The Santuri Safari A film about Msafiri Zawose, initiative facilitates a Gogo musician best known collaborations between for his energetic lifestyle of musicians, DJs and Gogo fusion. Once again, he is electronic music performing with his Sauti Band producers, to create and maintains close ties to his fresh, dynamic new roots and the traditional Gogo music with a strong East rhythms that give the music African identity. its unique sound. Singing in both, Swahili and his native Gogo Currently, the Santuri network is growing, with many new events, language, the music is truly based in the environment and the festival appearances, CD releases and workshop collaborations people that shaped its author who hopes to share his passion with planned for the coming year. his fellow Tanzanians and the world. www.swahilirecords.com
82 83 . . . The Last Song Before the War Sun 15 Feb Dir: Kiley Kraskouskas, 74mins, Mali / USA, 2013 9:40pm Sun 15 Feb, 9:40pm Amphitheatre The Last Song Before the War is a feature-length documentary that captures the inspiring rise and uncertain future of Mali’s annual Festival in the Desert. The festival history is told from the perspective of the co-founder and festival director, Manny Ansar, the musicians who perform and the intrepid travelers from around the world who make the long journey to attend the festival. Against the backdrop of stunning musical performances, the film subtly reveals the challenges and triumphs of creating an artistic event in such challenging economic and political circumstances. After 12 years of success and unforgettable musical moments, the Festival in the Desert came to a halt in 2012 when separatist rebels and Islamic militants seized control of Northern Mali. The Last Song Before the War chronicles the 2011 Festival--arguably the last edition that still captured its original goals--a global display of peace, reconciliation, and the healing power of music. www.thelastsongbeforethewar.com
84 Sauti za Busara 2015 85 . . Busara Xtra Hurumzi Henna Art The women of Hurumzi Henna Date Time Busara Xtra events Art Gallery transform traditional henna body arts into paintings. daily 9:00am Hurumzi Henna Art Exhibition (Hurumzi Gallery) Using a centuries old tradition Wed 11 6:00pm Tausi Women Taarab (Serena Inn) of adorning women’s hands and feet for celebrations such Wed 11 7:00pm Culture Musical Club (Maru Maru Hotel) as weddings and festivals, the Wed 11 7:00pm Culture Musical Club (CMC Club house) artists translate the patterns Wed 11 9:00pm G Clef band (Bwawani Hotel) of the body art onto canvas creating a new art style through Thu 12 6:00pm Culture Music Club (Serena Inn) their elaborate paintings. Thu 12 8:00pm Taarab concert (DCMA building) Open daily from 9am - 6pm. Thu 12 9:00pm G Clef band (Bwawani Hotel) Entrance FREE. Fri 13 10:00am Drumming Class (DCMA building) Hurumzi Henna Art Gallery Fri 13 11:00am Dancing Class (DCMA building) (near to the Hindu Temple). Fri 13 6:00pm Mohammed Ilyas (Serena Inn) [email protected] Fri 13 7:00pm Bashraf (Mercury’s Restaurant) Fri 13 7:00pm Culture Musical Club (CMC Club house) Fri 13 7:00pm Princess Salme Concert (Mtoni Marine) Fri 13 7:30pm Afro Jazz (Six Degrees South) Fri 13 9:30pm Jam/Fusion (Livingstones) Sat 14 10:00am Open Mic until 4pm (DCMA building) Sat 14 7:00pm Taarab concert (Emerson on Hurumzi Hotel) Sat 14 8:00pm Coconut Band (Mercury’s Restaurant) Sun 15 10:00am Drumming Class (DCMA building) Sun 15 11:00am Kidumbaki Dancing Class (DCMA building) Sun 15 6:00pm Culture Music Club (Serena Inn) Sun 15 8:00pm Sinachuki Kidumbak (Mercury’s Restaurant) Mon 16 8:00pm Taarab concert (DCMA building)
86 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 87 . DCMA Events The Dhow Countries Music Academy, Zanzibar (DCMA) is situated on the waterfront close to Malindi Port. Visitors are warmly welcome to visit the school any time between 10am and 5pm to listen to music, enjoy the view from the balcony and meet some of the musicians.
Drumming and Dance Classes Open Mic Entrance $10 Entrance. FREE An open session for anybody Sat 14 Feb, 10 am – 4pm DCMA who would like to experience An opportunity for any and learn traditional Zanzibar musicians to showcase their styles of drumming and dancing. music. Meet artists and musicians from the school, jam There will be demonstrations on different instruments and and the opportunity to learn play a variety of music such as Kyaso, Uringe, Kidumbak and Taraab and Kidumbak. Mangaka styles of dancing. Fri 13 Feb Taarab Concerts 10 am session 1 Drumming Entrance 10,000/- Tzs 11am session 2 Dancing Come and hear some traditional Sun 15 Feb Taarab music. 10 am session 1 Drumming Thu 12 Feb, 8 pm DCMA 11am session 2 Dancing Mon 16 Feb, 8 pm DCMA Kidumbak style www.zanzibarmusic.org
88 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 89 . Babu Emerson Movers & Shakers founder of Zanzibar International Film Festival, Dhow Countries Music Academy, Sauti za Busara attracts music Busara Promotions professionals from Dar to Dakar, and many other initiatives... and Movers & Shakers provides a place for them to get together, Rest in peace. Your legacies continue. share information, exchange ideas, and network. The forum takes place in the afternoons during the festival and provides Sessions are free and open to the perfect opportunity for invited individuals. The venue is artists, managers, media behind Forodhani Tunnel and related professionals to (2 mins walk from Old Fort). connect.
Music In Africa Initiative Fri 13 Feb, 2:00pm Monsoon Restaurant The Music In Africa initiative was first discussed at Movers & Shakers in 2012. Two years later it has grown into a pan-African organisation with activities across Africa and an exponentially growing online platform www.musicinafrica.net. This is an opportunity to learn more about the project and how it works. www.musicinafrica.net
Meet the Artists Sat 14 Feb, 2:00pm Monsoon Restaurant Your opportunity to meet artists face to face, for a cosy Q & A
Music for Peace? Sun 15 Feb, 2:00pm Monsoon Restaurant Baaba Maal says 'the way to world peace lies with music and its power to bring everyone together'. Today we discuss is this pipe Emerson D Skeens, departed from this world on 31 May 2014. dream or reality?
90 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 91 . Recommended CDs
TOUMANI DIABATÉ & SIDIKI DIABATÉ TONY ALLEN (Mali) (Nigeria) Toumani & Film of Life Sidiki
SEUN KUTI & KASAI ALL EGYPT 80 STARS (Nigeria) (DRC) A Long Way to Beware of the the Beginning Fetish
BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR BLACK BAZAR (Ghana/USA) (DRC) Afropolitan Round 2 Dreams
TIKEN JAH ANTHONY FAKOLY JOSEPH (Cote d’Ivoire) (Trinidad/UK) Dernier Appel Time
RAJAB KASSE MADY SULEIMAN & DIABATÉ KITHARA (Mali) (Tanzania) Kiriké Chungu (Zanzibara Vol 8)
Routes in Rhythm Music Chart - Top CDs of 2014 Compiled by DJ Yusuf , Busara Promotions
92 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 93 . Tickets and Information ALL FESTIVAL PASSES
Sauti za Busara music festival is organised by VIP 245,000/- TSh Busara Promotions, a non-government, not-for- profit organisation registered in Zanzibar in 2003. International 160,000/- TSh
East African Residents 60,000/- TSh
Our Vision Tanzanians 10,000/- TSh A vibrant East African music industry prominent on the world stage.” Children FREE “ Our Mission Busara Promotions will: increase visibility and accessibility for African music, “ develop skills and opportunities in the music sector, and strengthen regional and international networking and partnerships, thereby contributing to East Africa’s social, cultural, and economic Photo credits: front cover, P4, back cover - Peter Bennett; development.” P11, P93 - Link Reuben; P90 - Masoud Khamis 94 Sauti za Busara 2015 Together as One 95 . Team Busara Ahsanteni Sana Festival Director Yusuf Mahmoud Festival Manager Journey Ramadhani Sales Manager Stellah Stephen Stage Manager Juma K Juma Venue Manager Hassan Kambi Press Coordinator Dave Ojay Haashim Film Coordinator Haji Said Movers & Shakers Linda Gabriel ICT/Web Manager Hakim Kombo Graphic Design Peter Bennett
Sound Engineers Kepi Kiombile, Steve Kivutia Technical Consultants Gurjit Dhinsa, Sjur Brinck-Johnsen Stage Lighting Harrisday Mallango A/V Documentation Andy Jones
Chief of Security Cosmas D. Mtangi First Aid Manager Dr Ameesh Mehta Cleaner Supervisor Sleyum B Nassor
Financial Manager Safina Juma Accountant Abubakar Mohamed Busara Promotions Rukiya S Mohamed, Mussa Office Khamis Omar, Fatma Juma, Yona Senyenge Archipelago Restaurant, Embassy of France, Emerson on Hurumzi, Busara Promotions Simai Mohamed, Emerson Spice, Mehta’s Hospital, Mercury’s, Monsoon Restaurant, Board of Trustees Ahmed Juma, Ally Saleh, Mtoni Marine, SMOLE II, Southern Sun DSM, Stone Town Café, Julia Bishop, Verena Knippel Sustainable East Africa, Zanzibar Grand Palace Hotel
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