Friday, 6:45pm World music. Adding on to his 2018 debut “Mavambo”, 2020 Lockdown video of “Sango” and 2021 hit track “YoriraNgoma”, Mr. Matiure is a passionate scholar holding an Honours in Music Business, Musicology and Technology and contributes to Zimbabwean musical literature and performance. Despite the Pandemic, Taffie has managed to create digital platforms to…
Sunday, 5:45pm Marimba. Pamuzinda was established in 1990 in Highfield, a high-density suburb in the capital city of Zimbabwe, where resources are scarce and social as well as economical problems are a hindrance to the development of art and culture, especially among young people. The group was officially launched at a St Mary’s New Highfield…
Saturday, 6:15pm World music. Zimbabwe’s Munyaradzi Nyamarebvu performs entrancing and uplifting songs with ancient soul and modern spirit. Backed by the distinctive timbral qualities of a Zimbabwean mbira based guitar sound alongside indigenous instruments such as hosho, marimba and “mbira dzevadzimu”, he draws his influences from Shona traditional folk rhythms. Munya’s music addresses African, Ubuntu…
Sunday, 7:30pm Jazz, Afro-beat. Blessing “Bled” Chimanga is an internationally acclaimed artist as a marimba player, singer, songwriter and percussionist from Zimbabwe. He’s been touring world wide (Asia, Europe, North & South America, Africa) with his own African bands as well as with intercultural projects as musical ambassador of Zimbabwe, e.g. Zimboita, Kunzwana #1 or…
Saturday, 7pm Afrobeat. Maizon is a Zimbabwean afro jazz musician, song writer, a masterful story teller and lyricist. He grew up as part of CHIPAWO (children workshops on performing arts) working with Tisa Chifunyise, the wife of Steven Chifunyise. He studied ethnomusicology at the Zimbabwe College of Music and worked as music instructor and arts…
Saturday, 9pm Jazz. The acclaimed Zimbabwean Jazz artist Dudu Manhenga joins the MUHAG global stage with a high-class performance of her own music. The concert will feature reputated Zimbabwean musicians in support, including her long-time music and life partner, drummer Blessing Muparutsa, with the gifted Nick Nare on keys and Tino Zingapeta on bass. Dudu’s…
Friday, 8:15pm Afro Pop. What happens when the respected, ancient sounds of Mbira music of Zimbabwe are artistically blended with modern musics of Africa plus energetic yet elegant stagework? Well, people dance to the rhythmic magic, sing along to lyrics that speak to them and cry with laughter about the bizarre and sometimes heartbreaking stories…
Sunday, 3pm Choir a cappella. Young Chamber Choir Lucente The Young Chamber Choir Lucente, founded in 2015, is made up of ambitious choir singers who work on challenging choral music together. The repertoire focus is on the romantic and modern. The ensemble sang for Sven Helbig (ECHO Prize Winner) under the direction of Kristjan Järvi…
Friday, 7:30pm Classical song recital. Julia and Jochen started making music together about six years ago. This time they focus on German and French classical songs from the 19th and 20th century. Their programme contains works by Richard Strauss, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Rheinberger, Jules Massenet, Georges Hüe, and Heitor Villa-Lobos. Tenor Jochen Kraus has been…
Friday, 9pm A man, 88 keys, breathtaking tension… A tonal variety that reminds one of Keith Jarret in one moment and of the classics of the blues, boogie woogie and stride pianos the next. Sometimes you think you recognize Errol Garner or Oscar Peterson, sometimes you feel reminded of the sound of Beethoven or Debussy….