Thursday, May 9, 2013

Daughters of Legends: Nkulee Dube & Selmor Mtukudzi

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During the Daughters of Legends show at HIFA, Selmor Mtukdzi performed.

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She's the daughter of Zimbabwe's beloved Tuku!

Here's a peek at her Afrojazz sound:



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Selmor!

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She was joined on stage by Nkulee Dube for a song.

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Nkulee.

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Then Nkulee Dube performed with her band, a much stronger reggae sound.
She's the daughter of the late Lucky Dube.

Here's some of how she sounds:


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Some of her backup singers.


HIFA 2013 is off to a strong start!!





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Thursday, May 31, 2012

A Tuku Finale!!

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Zimbabwe's celebrated Oliver Mtukudzi performs for the finale of the 2012 Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe.

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Tuku, as he's affectionately known in Zimbabwe, is a born performer.

Check out his sound:


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Edith Weutonga made a guest performance!

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It's safe to say basically everyone in the audience--jammed so full I wondered if everyone could breath--knew all the songs.e

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Senegal's Ismaël Lô joined him on stage for an awesome rock out.

Check them out:

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For some reason, the Ipad filming of the concerts cracked me up...until I couldn't see Tuku!

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That's when I appreciated the traditional phone capturing the moment!

Proof that literally everyone knows every word of his songs here:

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Remember these guys?  Publish the Quest also rocked out with Tuku!

So naturally I had to capture their horns:



For more information on Oliver Mtukudzi.

For more information on Ismael Lo.

For more information on Publish the Quest.

For more information on Edith Weutonga.

For more information on HIFA.




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