Warm souvenirs from Stone Town

Winter is settling in now in northern North America, and my cold feet are wishing for the warm Indian Ocean waters. Surfing the Internet in lieu of the sea, I re-discovered these lovely memories on the website of  the Sauti za Busara festival to share with our fans, along with our hopes to be returning there soon. Meanwhile the "Zanzibar" video has gone impressively viral, with 4,500 views in less than 2 months, and seen in unexpected corners such as Japan, India, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic, Finland and Serbia! We'll be playing it again and again as the snow starts falling.....

ABOVE: The Busara crew celebrates the grand finale of the festival on stage following Virunga's monumental closing performance. BELOW: Samba in full flight, accompanied by backup vocalist Teddy Sukami.

photo by Masoud Khamis