Mokoomba

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Mokoomba
Mokoomba in 2013 at TFF Rudolstadt (with guest musicians)
Mokoomba in 2013 at TFF Rudolstadt
(with guest musicians)
General information
Genre (s) Afropop , funk , reggae
founding 2002
Website mokoomba.band
Current occupation
Singing, percussion
 Mathias Muzaza
Guitar, background vocals
 Trustworth Samende
Bass, backing vocals
 Abundance Mutori
Keyboard, background vocals
 Donald Moyo
Drums, backing vocals
 Ndaba Coster Moyo
Percussion, background vocals
 Miti Mugande

Mokoomba is a band from Zimbabwe . It is common in Europe and North America.

history

The band was formed in 2002 in Chinotimba Township by Victoria Falls by high school students. The name stands for the respect for the Zambezi and life on this river. The musicians have been working professionally since 2008.

In 2008, after a performance at the Music Crossroads Interregional Festival in Malawi's Lilongwe , she received the invitation to a European tour and to record a first album. Kweseka was published in 2009. The songs are written in different languages ​​such as ChiTonga , Ndebele , Chichewa , Luvale , English and Shona and are about life in Zimbabwe. After her European tour in 2009, she went on a concert tour to Europe the following year, where she played at many festivals. Her second album Rising Tide was developed by the Ivorian singer and bassist Manou Gallo produced and appeared 2012. 13 guest musicians participated, among others, with brass instruments, kora and cello . Afterwards Mokoomba toured Europe again, where they performed at the WOMAD Festival, the Roskilde Festival and the Sziget Festival, among others . In 2017 the self-produced album Luyando (German: “Mutterliebe”) was created, which is primarily acoustically instrumented and mainly deals with traditions, especially from the musicians' home region. Then Mokoomba went on another tour through Europe and North America.

style

Mathias Muzaza (2011)

The band's music contains elements of Afropop - dominated by Tonga rhythms -, funk and reggae . The style is also known as Afro- Fusion . Influences from Latin America and West Africa are also represented. Many pieces are performed in call and response mode.

Discography

  • 2009: Kweseka
  • 2012: Rising Tide
  • 2017: Luyando

Awards

  • 2013: Best Newcomer, Songlines Music Awards
  • 2017: Top of the World Album , Songlines Music Magazine
  • 2018: Afro Pop Award
  • 2018: Songlines Music Award (nominated)

documentary

2010: Mokoomba: From One River Bank to Another. By François Ducat and Frank Dalmat, 26 min.

Web links

Commons : Mokoomba  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Robin Denselow: Mokoomba: Zimbabwe's new sound. theguardian.com, April 25, 2013, accessed June 4, 2019
  2. ↑ The band's website , accessed June 4, 2019
  3. ↑ a b Mokoomba scales the height. dailynews.co.zw, accessed June 4, 2019
  4. ↑ a b c Mokoomba. afrika-karibik-fest.de, accessed on June 4, 2019