DOORS @7:30PM, SHOWTIME @8PM
Mokoomba is one of Africa’s most exciting young bands to emerge from the continent in the past 10-15 years. Hailing from Victoria Falls in the NW corner of Zimbabwe, they are setting dance floors ablaze with their unique mix of traditional Tonga and pan - African music cultures with dashes of Rap, Ska, Soukous and Afro- Cuban music.
Since winning the Music Crossroads Inter-regional Festival Competition in Malawi in 2008, Mokoomba has toured more than 40 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania.
In 2013 Mokoomba was featured at Harare International Festival of the Arts 2013’s closing concert in collaboration with Senegalese star Baaba Maal. They then embarked on a 40 date summer tour with debut performances at WOMAD (UK), Roskilde Festival (Denmark) and the Gnaoua Festival (Morocco) as well as trips to South Korea, Kenya and Reunion Island. In 2014, Mokoomba performed at WOMAD Australia, WOMAD New Zealand and toured Europe, Canada, and an initial foray into the US. In 2016, Mokoomba played the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, bringing down the house as part of the Africa Now Festival. They have toured the US a number of times now, performing at places like the LOTUS Festival, Joshua Tree Festival, Globalquerque, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the Festival Internationale de Louisiane in Lafayette, LA, LEAF Festival, Concert of Colors, Nuits d’Afriques in Montreal, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Mountain Stage in WV, Lowell Folk Festival, the Kennedy Center’s Millenium stage, and the Edmonton Folk Festival.
Since bursting on the international scene in 2008, Mokoomba continues to make new and passionate fans wherever they perform. They have showcased at SxSW, received numerous awards including the Afropop Worldwide Hall of Fame Award (2018), Songlines Top of the World Award album (2017) and Zimbabwe's National Arts Merit Award (2019). In July 2023 they released a new album on Outhere Records (Munich) called Tusona: Tracings in the Sand.
THE BAND:
Mathias Muzaza - Lead Vocals
Trustworth Samende - Guitar & Backing Vocals
Phathisani Moyo - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Tinotenda Zingapeta - Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
Ndaba Coster Moyo - Drums & Backing Vocals
Miti Mugande - Percussion & Backing Vocals