Live music performers interested in participating in the 15th Sauti za Busara edition in Stone Town, Zanzibar, can now send in their applications. The festival, one of East Africa’s biggest, will take place between 8 and 11 February 2018 and the call for applications is open until 31 July 2017
The festival will feature more than 40 performances on three stages and offer diverse and original live music from across the African continent and the diaspora. Artists from the Arab world and Indian Ocean are also welcome to apply.
The selection committee meets in August to finalise the line-up, after which all applicants will be notified of their status before September.
For those selected, Sauti za Busara will cover the following expenses for participating artists plus one manager:
Please note that artists from outside the region may be required to find their own travel sponsors.
