Product Overview
Mokoomba – Rising Tide / Zig Zag World Audio CD 2012
UPC 5998733101239
Product Details:
Mokoomba lives, beats and literally explodes on the stages.
In 2008 they won the South African Music Crossroads Festival, which puts on stage the best young bands from Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The success triggered several invitations to Europe. In 2009 and 2010 they gave concerts in Sweden, Norway, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Italy and Luxemburg. They then crowned their tour in the Colours of Ostrava Festival in the Czech Republic, where they played on the main stage before the Cranberries.
The further development of the band was promoted by Manou Gallo from Ivory Coast, who had became known as the bass guitarist of Zap Mama, and as a result of her work they present their new album in a new European tour."
Tracklist:
| 1 | Njoka
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Ndaba Coster Moyo |
3:43 |
| 2 | Masangango
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Trustworth Samende |
5:42 |
| 3 | Mangongo
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Ndaba Coster Moyo |
3:27 |
| 4 | Mwile
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Trustworth Samende |
3:37 |
| 5 | Misozi
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, Ndaba Coster Moyo |
5:13 |
| 6 | Yombe
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Trustworth Samende |
3:06 |
| 7 | Nimukonda
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Trustworth Samende |
4:28 |
| 8 | Ndundule
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Trustworth Samende |
4:53 |
| 9 | Manunge
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Ndaba Coster Moyo, Trustworth Samende |
4:47 |
| 10 | Mabemba
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, Trustworth Samende |
2:18 |
| 11 | Mvula
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Ndaba Coster Moyo |
4:30 |
| 12 |
Welelye
Written-By – Mathias Muzaza, N'Guessan Gallo Pauline, Ndaba Coster Moyo, Trustworth Samende |
3:27 |
Song-list:
1. Njoka 3:45
2. Masangango 5:44
3. Mangongo 3:29
4. Mwile 3:40
5. Misozi 5:14
6. Yombe 3:09
7. Nimukonda 4:30
8. Ndundule 4:56
9. Manunge 4:50
10. Mabemba 2:20
11. Mvula 4:33
12. Welelye 3:28
More Details:
- Art Direction [Musical Direction], Producer, Programmed By, Edited By, Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Manou Gallo
- Artwork, Photography By [Photo Collage] – Luis Barbolla
- Backing Vocals – Lene Norgaard Christensen (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12), Vusa Mthunzi (tracks: 10, 12)
- Baritone Saxophone – Amir Gwirtzman (tracks: 4, 11)
- Bass, Backing Vocals – Abundance Mutori
- Cello – Anja Naucler (tracks: 6)
- Djembe – Babara Bangoura (tracks: 3)
- Drums – Tatenda Kanjato (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
- Drums, Backing Vocals, Human Beatbox – Ndaba Coster Moyo
- Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar [Nylon Guitar], Guitar [Mute Guitar], Backing Vocals – Trustworth Samende
- Executive-Producer – Céline Le Provost, Julien Beghain, Poney Gross
- Executive-Producer [in Harare] – Marcus Gora
- Flute – Amir Gwirtzman (tracks: 2, 9, 11), Manuel Hermia (tracks: 4)
- Keyboards [Keyboards Solo] – Olivier Collette (tracks: 3)
- Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Human Beatbox – Donald Moyo
- Kora – Prince Diabaté (tracks: 2)
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Percussion – Mathias Muzaza
- Percussion, Backing Vocals – Miti Mugande
- Photography By – Marcus Gora
- Piano – Olivier Collette (tracks: 4)
- Producer [Artistic Production] – Poney Gross
- Programmed By, Edited By – Thomas Sari (tracks: 12)
- Saxophone – Jean Yode (tracks: 1, 3, 8), Manuel Hermia (tracks: 5), Vimbai Mukarati (tracks: 4, 7), Vusa Mthunzi (tracks: 4, 7)
- Trumpet – André Laourou (tracks: 1, 3, 8)
About the Band:
Mokoomba is a Zimbabwean musical group, originally from Chinotimba township, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The group sings in a number of languages including English, Luvale, Tonga, Nyanja, Ndebele and Shona. Mokoomba takes its name from a Tonga word that connotes deep respect for the Zambezi river and the vibrant life along its banks.
Mokoomba combine traditional and modern instruments and a variety of international pop and pan-African styles – including soukous, funk and reggae – to bring together different cultures from Southern, East and Central Africa. Mokoomba has released three albums so far, and is currently signed to the afrocentric German record label, Outhere Records.
Mokoomba has toured widely, and won critical praise at home and abroad. The Guardian's Robin Denslow called Mokoomba "the best young band in Zimbabwe", while Afropop World Wide's Banning Eyre described them as "quite simply the most impressive band Zimbabwe has produced in recent memory". Jon Pareles of The New York Times called lead singer Mathias Muzaza's vocal range "riveting" and "griot-strength". Issac Chirwa praised Mokoomba as "Zimbabwe's best band" in Zimbabwe's Daily News Live.
