Sauti za Busara announces 2019 artistes line-up

Ugandan songstress Jackie Akello. She will feature at Sauti za Busara Festival 2019. PHOTO | COURTESY

The organisers of Sauti za Busara Festival have announced the line-up for next year's festival scheduled for February 7-10 at its traditional venue of Stone Town in Zanzibar.
The main venue for next year’s extravaganza is the Old Fort. The festival will feature 44 performances by artistes from across Africa on three live stages with over 400 musicians performing for four days and nights.

The musicians lined up are: BCUC (South Africa), Afrigo Band (Uganda), FID Q (Tanzania), Mokomba (Zimbabwe), Mkubwa Na Wanawe Crew (Tanzania), Hoba Hoba Spirit (Morocco), Ifrikya Spirit (Algeria), Ithrene (Algeria), Faith Mussa (Malawi), Fadhilee Itulya (Kenya), Tausi Women's Taarab (Zanzibar/Tanzania), Rajab Suleiman and Kithara (Zanzibar/Tanzania), M'toro Chamou (Mayotte/Reunion), Sofaz (Reunion), Tune Recreation Committee (South Africa) and Jackie Akello (Uganda).