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‘Sauti za Busara’ festival brings down the house in Zanzibar

Malian singer Khaïra Arby performs at the Sauti za Busara 2013 festival in Zanzibar. Photo/Peter Bennett

Every February, thousands of musical lovers from all over the world beat a path to Stone Town Zanzibar for the Sauti za Busara festival, East Africa’s biggest musical extravaganza.

Translated from Kiswahili, Sauti za Busara means sound of wisdom.

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