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Friend of Mutable, the Debo Band, have been given the incredible opportunity to bring Ethiopian music for the first time to East Africa’s largest music festival: “Sauti za Busara” on the island of Zanzibar, February 11th-16th, 2010. The festival, now in its 7th year, draws over 18,000 attendees and showcases 30 performing groups from Africa and 10 groups from the rest of the world. They would bring with them 4 native Ethiopian musicians and dancers living in Addis Ababa. This is a major opportunity for them to reach a wider audience and make further connections and collaborations with music in Ethiopia and East Africa, while presenting Ethiopian music for the first time to this festival.
To pay for their upcoming African tour they’ve launched a fund-raising campaign, and now have 17 days to raise just under $6,000! They’d love you to watch their video and help spread the word. The success of this effort depends on this news reaching people far and wide.
Watch the video here.
The Debo Band has received a grant which only covers some of the cost, so they are now seeking (tax-deductible) donations to complete the budget and make this journey possible. Check out the video link above to see what they’re up to, and please pass this on to more people who would be interested in this project!
To learn more, please go here.
