Sauti Za Busara 22nd Edition – 14th to 16th February 2025

The Festival Kitchen is boiling and anticipation rising for the 22nd Edition of the friendliest festival on the planet! The line-up is confirmed and the team is working hard to make sure you can enjoy yet another epic edition of Sauti za Busara. We can’t wait to open our gates and see all of your friendly and happy faces join us for three days of celebration of unity, diversity and togetherness that will leave lasting memories!

THANDISWA (South Africa) BLINKY BILL (Kenya) CHRISTIAN BELLA AND MALAIKA BAND (Tanzania) BOKANI DYER (South Africa) FRIDA AMANI (Tanzania) ASSA MATUSSE (Mozambique) THE ZAWOSE QUEENS (Tanzania) KASIVA MUTUA (Kenya) ZANZIBAR TAARAB HERITAGE ENSEMBLE (Zanzibar) MUMBA YACHI (Congo, Zambia) NIDHAL YAHYAOUI (Tunisia) LEO MKANYIA AND THE SWAHILI BLUES BAND (Tanzania) BOUKURU (Rwanda) UKHOIKHOI (South Africa) JOYCE BABATUNDE (Cameroon) TRYPHON EVARIST (Zanzibar) ÉTINSEL MALOYA (Réunion) WD ABO (Sudan) B.JUNIOR (Mayotte) CHARLES OBINA (Uganda) BABA KASH & THE BAND (Tanzania) ANNA KATTOA & BANTU SOUND (Zanzibar) SWAHILI ENCOUNTERS (Zanzibar, Various)

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Core Partner

  • Fumba Town Zanzibar

Gold Partners

  • Clouds Media
  • Kenya Airways

Silver Partners

  • Embassy of France
  • Littlegig

Logo Partners

  • Zanlink
  • Volks.house

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