Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090418 | Rita Ray introduces highlights from Sauti za Busara 2009, a festival held in Zanzibar's historic Stone Town which celebrates music from East Africa and beyond. With 'muziki wa dansi' from the veterans of Msondo Ngoma, East Africa's oldest surviving band, the soulful songs of Nawal from the Comoros Islands and the hard-driving Berber music of Moroccan band Oudaden. WORLD ROUTES Presented by Rita Ray Produced by Roger Short Tel. 020 7765 4661 Fax. 020 7765 4378 Email world.routes@BBC.co.uk Saturday 18th April 2009 Msondo Ngoma Band: Dalili (8:47) Recorded at the Sauti Za Busara Festival, Zanzibar, by BBC Sound Engineer James Birtwistle Interview with Msondo Ngoma Msondo Ngoma Band: Mama Kosi (7:25) Msondo Ngoma Band: Familia Nawal: Allah Hu Allah Interview with Nawal Mlanao Nawal: Swing Interview with Yusuf Mahmoud, Director of the Sauti Za Busara festival Oudaden: Gnaoua Interivew with Oudadn Oudaden: Mui Lela Rita Ray introduces highlights from Sauti za Busara 2009, a festival held in Zanzibar. Programme exploring music from around the world |
| 02 | 20090425 | Rita Ray introduces highlights from Sauti za Busara 2009, a festival held in Zanzibar's historic Stone Town which celebrates music from East Africa and beyond. With Rachel Magoola, who has had one of Uganda's all-time greatest hits, Comrade Fatso, a white Zimbabwean rap artist who speaks out boldly against the Mugabe regime, Kenyan singer Iddi Achien'g, whose songs carry powerful social messages, and Katapila Sangula Ngoma from Tanzania, who just wants to have a good time. WORLD ROUTES Presented by Rita Ray Produced by Roger Short Tel. 020 7765 4661 Fax. 020 7765 4378 Email world.routes@BBC.co.uk Saturday 25th April 2009 Rachel Magoola: Eyauni Emaali Recorded at the Sauti Za Busara Festival, Zanzibar, by BBC Sound Engineer James Birtwistle Interview with Rachel Magoola Rachel Magoola: Obangaina Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka: Kudonono Interview with Comrade Fatso Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka: Bread and Roses Katapila Sangula Ngoma: Flutes Interivew with Katapila Sangula Ngoma Katapila Sangula Ngoma: Saluna Iddi Achieng: Joluo Iddi Achieng: Dodo Music from the Sauti za Busara Festival 2009 from Rachel Magoola and Comrade Fatso. Programme exploring music from around the world |