WINDS UP WITH A BANG 3000 gather to celebrate music unlocked
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undreds of music lovers of various ages and nationalities line up at the venue entrance eager to experience African live music at its best. For the first time, the festival organisers were faced with last-minute cancellations from many foreign artists, including Yugen Blakrok (South Africa), Milton Gulli 42
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(Mozambique), Dawda Jobarteh (the Gambia), Dogo Fara (Reunion) and Sika Kokoo (Ghana). While some of these acts were unable to travel due to COVID-19 restrictions on international travel, others could not secure travel grants. Some highlights were Vitali Maembe, Msafiri Zawose
, TaraJazz and Stone Town Rockers. These artists are recognised as the leading figures across various genres in the country. Maembe was exhilarated to be in the lineup, considering that he had been applying to play at Sauti za Busara for more than a decade but never made it through. “I also applied last year, but
