Turkish dancers at House of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Zanzibari wishing for peace, Eid al-Adha, Zanzibar

Capoeira sunset, Zanzibar

actually taken on a mobile phone - showing time and place can be more important than having the right equipment

Traditional taarab at Serena hotel, Zanzibar

after a month away, once again I'm enjoying friends, sounds and climate of Zanzibar

Words of Wisdom, Jahazi Literary & Jazz festival 2012, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Keorapetse Kgositsile, South Africa´s Poet Laureate, with Tariq Ali, British writer and political commentator.

Close-ups from Jahazi Literary & Jazz festival 2012, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Jazz comes to Stone Town, Jahazi Literary & Jazz festival 2012, Zanzibar

Tazano (Tanzania + Norway)

Simon Spang Hanssen (Denmark)

 

Moussa Diallo (Mali)

Yazz: vocals, Carl Winther: keyboard and Jakob Dinesen: sax (Denmark)

Swahili puppet show at Creative Solutions, Mangapwani, Zanzibar

Ruya na Rabia, are twins in a theatrical performance bringing actors and puppets on stage together engaged in dialogue and mischief.

Wedding Maulid, Stone Town, Zanzibar

An all-girl Maulid group reccite qasidas at a wedding celebration, much to the delight of the [all-women] wedding guests.

Zanzibar bride, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Get this. The women and men are sat in separate rooms. It is the men of the two families that exchange the vows... and this time they are using Skype to do it. The temptation/anticipation is too much. The bride "gatecrashes" her own wedding! Thank you Inessa and family for such a lovely day.

Neighbourhood kids at Eid, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Aisha, a neighbour's daughter. Note the henna hands and eye make-up.

Jihad and balloon boy Seif

Last moon of Ramadan, at dawn, Zanzibar

Twilight, Mtoni Palace Ruins, Zanzibar