Mambo Magazine

Bi Kidude, the songbird of Zanzibar, is thought to be over 100 years but is more vital than many quarter her age

Zanzibar's legendary music festival offers four days of aural pleasure in one of the most atmospheric settings in the world

A holiday to the Congo is not only possible, but necessary, as a devastated but rewarding country slowly finds its feet

Zanzibar is not just a sun-filled place for tourists to play - when the night comes the spirits come out to play too

One of Pemba's many hidden tourist attractions is the tropical industrial site where the island's clove oils and more are made

From a gawky, nervous kid growing up in Dar Es Salaam to a basketball hero in the US, Hasheem Thabeet has come a long way - he tells Mambo his story and about his love of home