Afternoon vibes, Forodhani, Zanzibar

Peace Memorial Museum, Zaznibar

The guy standing next to me as I took this picture told me it was built by the Arabs - but I've read the architect was actually a Brit - J. H. Sinclair; who designed many public buildings in Zanzibar Town.

Preparing the venue, Old Fort. Zanzibar

preparations continue for Sauti za Busara music festival

African masks - under African skies

Happy smiley people, Zanzibar

portrait Mohammed and daughter Zuhayla

portrait of twin sisters after finishing cooking for village Maulid celebration

Growing up in shamba, Zanzibar

marrow

aubergines

casuarina seedlings

Sauti za Busara music festival, street promotion, Zanzibar

No looking back - the 10th edition is near

Portrait of violin restorer, Zanzibar

portrait Mohammed Othman, restorer of violins and other antique musical instruments

Passenger ferry terminal, Zanzibar

new passenger ferry terminal under construction

Pink lady musicians, Serena Terrace, Zanzibar

High Court, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Maulid celebration at Maisara, Zanzibar

Coffee pot at Stone Town Cafe, Zanzibar

Close-up and close to home. A Saturday morning ritual that is hard to resist.

Waves breaking onto Forodhani waterfront, Zanzibar

It is now Kaskazi season - and the [trade] winds are coming from the north