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Festival Program

3-5 February 2026
Zanzibar, Tanzania

Three days of sacred music, workshops, and spiritual gatherings across two magical venues

Program Legend

🎡Music Performance
🧘Workshop
πŸ₯—Meal Break
πŸ™Spiritual Practice

DAY 1

3 February 2026

Assalam Ecovillage, Kizimkazi

"The Circle Opens"

4 Sessions
16:30 – 17:30
πŸ•ŠοΈ

Opening Ceremony

An opening of intention and presence

17:30 – 19:00
🎭

Sawa Ensemble Musical Theater β€” Journey

Music and movement on the path of leaving and return

19:00 – 20:00
πŸŒ…

Sunset & Shared Meal

Communal dining by the ocean

20:00 – 22:00
⭐

Gathering Under the Stars

Sufi cinema β€” images, music and quiet reflection

DAY 2

4 February 2026

Assalam Ecovillage, Kizimkazi

"Remembrance"

12 Sessions
09:00 – 10:00
πŸ•―οΈ

Scent & Light Workshop

Fragrance and candle meditation

10:00 – 11:00
πŸ™

Zikr

Voices rising. Hearts steady.

11:00 – 12:00
🎡

Sawa Ensemble β€” Sufi Music Concert

Traditional Sufi music performance

12:00 – 13:00
πŸ₯—

Shared Lunch

Vegetarian meal together

13:00 – 14:00
πŸŒ€

Circle of Life

Sedat Anar Β· Damla Anar Β· Selahattin Anar

14:00 – 15:00
πŸ“–

Listen What Rumi Says β€” Sufi Tales

Stories of seekers, wanderers and fools of love

15:00 – 16:00
πŸ’«

Whirling & Ney Recital

Turning. Breathing. Listening.

16:00 – 17:00
🎻

Mehmet Polat Quartet

Old sounds, new hands

17:00 – 18:00
🎸

Bilal Irshed Trio

Contemporary Sufi expressions

18:00 – 19:00
🎢

The Circle Gathers

Chanting together

19:00 – 20:00
πŸŒ„

Sunset & Shared Meal

Evening gathering and food

20:00 – 21:00
πŸ₯

Echoes in the Cave

Handpan recital with Selahattin Anar

DAY 3

5 February 2026

The Spice Route Museum, Stone Town

"The Path"

4 Sessions
14:00 – 15:00
🚢

Music in the Street

With Sedat Anar. Walking, listening, gathering.

15:00 – 16:00
πŸ•Œ

Zanzibar Sufi Traditions

Maulidi Ya Homu and Zikr

16:00 – 17:00
🎡

Sawa Ensemble β€” Sufi Music Concert

Traditional Sufi music performance

17:00 – 18:00
βœ‹

Closing Circle

No ending. Only remembrance.

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