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Awards · February 2024
Young and gifted Zanzibari vocalists, singers and poets performed before a jury for the Foundation's eighth Music Award.
Sauti za Busara · 8 and 11 February 2024
The eighth Music Award
This year is Sauti za Busara Music Festival's 21st anniversary and Emerson Zanzibar Foundation's 8th Music Award – aimed at local vocalists, performers and poets.
The board of the Emerson's Zanzibar Foundation is delighted to announce its eighth Music Award for 2024.
Young and gifted Zanzibari vocalists, singers and poets will be appearing before a panel of judges and performing for this prestigious award.
Explore our Music programme
The theme
“Moving Diversity” as a theme of this year's Sauti za Busara will hopefully spark creativity to collaborate as duo or trio of musicians to create unique and diverse compositions.
The programme
On 8 February 2024 at 16.30 the contestants of the 8th Emerson's Zanzibar Foundation Music Award will perform. In front of the Music Award jury they will present their composition as a musical duo or trio for this special occasion.
The award was presented on stage at Sauti za Busara in the Old Fort on 11 February 2024, at around 8pm.
The candidates
Join us in celebrating the up and coming local musicians, who are sustaining Zanzibar's musical and poetry traditions.
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