Dates forthcoming
SAWA Live: Rhythms of Presence
A gathering of drum, voice, movement, storytelling, and devotional atmosphere, shaped as one continuous arc.
Kizimkazi, ZanzibarDate to be announced
Performances and events
A stage can become a circle.
SAWA performances gather rhythm, theatre, voice, movement, devotion and story into a shared present. The form can open wide for a festival or draw close for a learning space.
01Upcoming
What is being planned.
Dates and venues are confirmed one at a time. Anything still open is marked clearly rather than dressed up as a schedule.
Booking open
Festival booking window
SAWA is available for festivals, cultural programmes, retreats, and curated performance evenings.
Zanzibar and international stages2026 season
Ongoing
Community learning circle
A shared space for rhythm, movement, craft, and intergenerational learning inside the Foundation.
Assalam Community Foundation, KizimkaziMonthly
02Musical theatre
Story staged in shadow, cloth, and drum.
Music, movement, ritual and theatre fold into one language. Scenes are built from rhythm rather than dialogue, and the audience sits inside the room the story happens in.
- Full ensemble on stage
- Devotional and celebratory arcs
- Costume and character by KingHasira
- Adaptable to venue and running time
03Music concerts
Full ensemble sound for stages and gatherings.
Duuf, ngoma, oud, brass and collective voice, arranged for festivals, courtyards, schools and coastal evenings. The set can run long and layered, or short and close.
- Concert or acoustic circle
- Kaswida and devotional repertoire
- Traditional and contemporary arrangement
- Travels beyond Zanzibar
04Booking formats
Where the ensemble can play.
SAWA shapes a performance arc for stages, schools, foundations, festivals, hotels and cultural hosts.
Festival stages
Full ensemble performance for curated cultural programmes and international stages.
School and community
Educational presentations built from rhythm, story, movement, and conversation.
Private and cultural events
Performance formats for retreats, ceremonies, gatherings, and hosted evenings.
Institutional programmes
Collaborations with foundations, venues, hotels, museums, and arts organisations.
05Past
Where it began.
Early records of rehearsals and community gatherings that shaped the ensemble's first breath.
Past · 2025
Kizimkazi rehearsal gathering
Early ensemble sessions connecting voice, rhythm, theatre, and community practice.
Kizimkazi, Zanzibar
Past · 2025
Assalam Community Foundation cultural day
A community-centred presentation of music, movement, craft, and shared learning.
Kizimkazi, Zanzibar
Book a performance
Bring SAWA to a room that is ready to listen.
From large stages to intimate circles, the ensemble builds each performance around presence, unity and cultural memory.