On Friday night, the group, including the Zanzibar based Zumari horn players Siga & Sekembuke, joined some 300 football fans to watch the World Cup game: with Ghana being the last African team remaining, it was – even for those not so much into football – out of question who to cheer for!

Gymkhana is a basketball field in a residential area of Zanzibar, well outside the tourist area and the Stone Town, which hosts live concerts and sports screenings at night time. They serve local Kilimandjaro beer, grilled goat and great fries.

We were defeated by Uruguay, indeed, but for some minutes at the very end of the first half, the audience was united in goal ecstasy. Listen to an on site recording:

ghana scores