Sauti za Busara Festival in Zanzibar: Vision for February 2023

By Afropop Worldwide, 19 Nov 2022 

Afropop Worldwide’s executive producer, Sean Barlow, recently interviewed Yusuf Mahmoud, the creator and director of Sauti za Busara, East Africa’s premier music festival. Yusuf invited readers to join him for a special celebration for the upcoming 20th anniversary of the festival set for Feb. 10-12 in the open-air Old Fort—a UNESCO World Heritage site–in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Yusuf is fond of saying “The best place to experience African music is under African skies.” And he surely has a strong case to make! … read more