Mariam Hamdani tunes her ganoun gently, the sunlight catching her turquoise ring as she takes time to calibrate each string with the help of an iPhone app. Her henna-highlighted hair peeks out from ...

The Zanzibar Club's final day of operations has been confirmed along with plans for its future. The club opened in 1990 and is well known across the city for championing grassroots music and hosting a ...

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Madalitso Band performed this song during the Sauti Za Busara festival in Zanzibar. The title of the song translates as The Smell of Beans. It is about a man who is taken advantage of by his boss. The ...

Madalitso Band performed this song during the Sauti Za Busara festival in Zanzibar. The title of the song translates as The Smell of Beans. It is about a man who is taken advantage of by his boss. The ...