This is an annual music festival that is held in Zanzibar. It was started in 2004, under Busara Promotions, a Non-Government Organization in Zanzibar, and brings together hundreds of artists from the East African region, in arguably the biggest music carnival in the region. It is hosted in the Zanzibar towns of Old Fort and Stone Town and has provided a solid foundation for the local Swahili music to flourish.
This is an annual music carnival and was first held in 2000. It was founded by North Sea Jazz Festival. It is the world’s fourth biggest Jazz festival. The first edition was held at the Good Hope Centre, but as its attendance grew over the years, it shifted base to the Cape Town International Convention. Among the great artists who have graced the event are African greats, Oliver Mtukudzi, Hugh Masekhela and Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter, Jill Scott. Over 30,000 players and stakeholders in the music industry and other professionals attend this annual event.
Since its inception in 2004, Moshito Music Conference has grown to become a leading music expo for African musicians. It is held each year in Johannesburg and is usually attended by key players in the music and performing arts industry, such as record label executives, artists, music agents, media strategists, government representatives and other key players.
It is Swaziland’s most celebrated music and boasts of huge attendance from across the country, Africa and entire globe. It was started in 2009 and it’s usually held over three days of music and performing arts celebrations. Bushfire Festival is used by Swaziland to rally the entire nation and global audience towards a common goal of social change.
It was founded by Will Jameson, a British tourist in 2004 and is usually hosted on the shores of Lake Malawi. It is a 3-day music festival that features over 3,000 people in the music industry, from Africa and United Kingdom. Most of the staff who organize and ensure the Lake of Stars festivals is successfully held, are volunteers and most of the artists who grace the event get little or no pay.
It was started by Manuel Bagorro, an artistic director in 1999 and takes place each year, in April or May. HIFA is celebrated for a whole week in activities that include music, theatre, dance, fine art and poetry, with performances by local, regional and international artists. The financial support for the Harare International Festival of Arts is mainly the local business community in Zimbabwe and other multinational corporations.
This music festival is hosted in different places in Marrakech, Morocco, but the major events are held in the El Badi Palace Grounds. It features dancers, artists, fortune tellers, theatre troupes and snake charmers from Morocco and the entire globe. It is held in July every year and its one of the most prestigious music festivals in Morocco.
This is an annual celebration that brings together tourists from the entire globe, with artists from Southern Africa to the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. They come together for a series of adventure activities and musical performances in ushering the New Year. The adventure activities include white water rafting, short and long helicopter flights over the Victoria Falls, elephant back safaris and diving with crocodiles among others. The festival was founded by Sean Young and Blessing Munyenyiwa in 2012.
