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Zap Mama Hukwe Zawoze |
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Zap Mama Hukwe Zawoze |
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Zap Mama Hukwe Zawoze |
| Zap Mama:
Marie Daulne Sally Nyolo |
"African" a cappella quintet, of mixed ethic identity, based in Belgium.
The leader Marie Daulne, was born in Congo (then Democratic Republic of Congo). Her father was killed in rebellion when she was a baby. Her mother took her and the rest of the children out in the forests and lived with the pygmies for some months. Later they flew to Belgium and settled there. Daulne set up Zap Mama, with three Europeans and two Africans. They started with exploring pygmy polyphonic singing, later they included yodeling, and other elements. Sally Nyolo from Cameroon was a member of the first Zap Mama. |
| Hukwe Zawose:
Tanzania's National Music Ensemble |
Tanzanian singer, composer and
Ilimba
(a giant Mbira, "thumb piano) player.
His performeances also includes izezs (Tanzanian traditional fiddle),
filimbi
(traditional flute), and nguga (ankle bells) His music are perhaps
more folkloristic than ethnic. He is more or less self taught. Ex. leader
of Tanzania's National Music Ensemble.
"When I was a young man my voice was so
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