MOKOOMBA - TUSONA TRACINGS IN THE SAND [CD]

Cat. no: OH037
Format: CD
Barcode: 880918260822
Release Date: 07 Jul 2023
Genre: World Music

Five years after the release of 'Luyando', Zimbabwe's most celebrated music export returns with their long-awaited follow-up album 'Tusona: Tracings in the Sand'

The six musicians from Victoria Falls are refning their unique sound: infectious Afro grooves deeply connected to Zimbabwe's cultural DNA. 'Tusana' is their most danceable album to date, a DIY production recorded in Zimbabwe. It features horns by Ghanaian highlife outft Santrof.Includes BBC Radio 6 Music playlisted single "Nzara Hapana"Every Sunday, there is a gathering in the sweltering heat on grounds of an old local beer hall in the Chinotimba township in Mosi- o- Tunya (Victoria Falls). Entertainment is provided by various traditional groups including the Luvale Makisi masquerade. It is a day full of singing, drumming, dancing and storytelling. Mokoomba's lead vocalist Mathias Muzaza can often be found here singing with a voice both soaring and vulnerable. In the course of the afternoon the other band members - guitarist Trustworth Samende, bass player Abundance Mutori, keyboard player Phathisani Moyo, percussionist Miti Mugande and drummer Ndaba Coster Moyo - often join in with singing. The drum driven song "Bakalubale" featured on their new album invites you to this gathering.

CD Tracks: Tamvela Mama / Nyansola / Ndipe / Manina / Munaye / Makisi / Bakalubale / Kandonga / Nzara Hapana / Makolo / Kulindiswe (remix) / Njawane (remix) / Kumukanda (remix)