Ferooz - the Tanzanian rapper

A dancer from the Islanders Band from Zanzibar

Dancers

Mercy Myra - the Kenyan singer

Members of the Nubian Tambour from Egypt getting the audience going in Forodhani Gardens

Smadj - the Tunisian musican mixing traditional sounds with cutting edge technology

Step Afrika! from the USA performing the South African ‘gumboot’ dance

Nadi Ikhwan Safaa - the famous Taraab group from Zanzibar

Setting up at Ngome Kongwe - the main festival venue

An afternoon performance in Forodhani Gardens

Story-telling by the fire

Mumbi Kaigwa the Kenyan story-teller

A performance from the Living History series

See our review of the festival

All images copyright Lydia Martin