Makangale snaps

portrait Madga at Kervan Saray, Pemba

close-up crayfish on Makangale beach walk, Pemba

Makangale Shoreline, Pemba

Makangale Village, Pemba

Makangale close-ups

Ngezi Forest, Pemba

Mnemba Island (from the air), Zanzibar

Sauti za Busara 2014 - main stage

HAJAmadagascar and The Groovy People (Friday)

Jupiter & Okwess International Band (Friday)

Noumoucounda Cissoko (Friday)

Swahili Encounters Group (Saturday)

Alsarah sings with The Nile Project (Saturday)

Sauti za Busara 2014 - preamble

Programme booklet, now pocket size

A woman's decorated hand playing the oud - Tausi at Serena

Maulid ya Homu ya Mtendeni at Palace Museum

Tausi Women's Taarab have "open house" for their final rehearsal

Festival parade - on route to the Old Fort

Hiroun folk music from Bushehr, Iran - at House of Wonders

attracted an enthusiastic response from Zanzibar youngsters

Close-ups on Kizimkazi shoreline, Zanzibar

A live cowrie shell makes its way across the beach

a baby ray lying on the beach (approx 20cm across)

coral exposed at low tide

a SEVEN pointed star fish

a common FIVE pointed star fish in shallow water

Jambiani beach, East Coast, Zanzibar

Several older properties have suffered from erosion of the sea wall
A woman waits, hoping for fish
Fishermen arriving, framed by an ngalawa on the beach named "Fight For Life"	A half filled sack is weighed at the seaweed buying station. Jambiani has had poor harvests for several months.
Sardines are quickly distributed - I'm told the going rate is $30 a bucket

Kiteboarding at Paje, East Coast, Zanzibar

Ok, not a brilliant photo - but nonetheless a very exciting view of kiteboarding at Paje - I tried counting and concluded there were approx 100 kites - ie a 100 surfers in the water at one time.

The windy season attracts kiteboarders from all around the world.

Commonwealth Games 2014 Torch visits Zanzibar

The "Queen's baton relay" visits Zanzibar