Lorenz Herrmann

Founding member of Stone Town Records, Creative Education & Empowerment Zanzibar and HRMN Music, Lorenz Herrmann is a cultural entrepreneur, musician and manager who has over 15 years of experience in the cultural scene spanning from Germany to Zanzibar, Tanzania and beyond. As music manager he toured with Siti & The Band all over the African & European continent. His work has been a pillar in facilitating & funding cultural projects and facilities in Zanzibar. He and the respective projects have been featured on BBC World, CNN Inside Africa, RFI, Pan-African-Music, Global Voices, Music In Africa and other platforms.. Since July 2023 he has been appointed the managing director of Busara Promotions, the NGO producing the annual Sauti Za Busara Festival in Zanzibar. A well-established institution in the local and international music scene and the festival being rated as one of the top music festivals on the African continent.