Known colloquially as the Spice Island, Zanzibar is a far cry from the Tanzanian mainland. Not only does the surrounding Indian Ocean feel a constant, soothing companion, but there’s a marked shift in ...

Seeing it live on Plus TV, it seems like watching another world. A live band on stage and an audience of some 2500 people, mostly dancing. Usually audience cutaways are rather dull, but now it’s ...

Festival Director Yusuf Mahmoud born aloft as the event reaches its raucous climax Sauti za Busara ("Sounds of Wisdom" in Swahili) takes place in Stone Town, capital city of Zanzibar, an island off ...