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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 \u2013 including soukous, funk and reggae \u2013 to bring together different cultures from Southern, East and Central Africa.[2] 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”,[3] while Afropop World Wide‘s Banning Eyre described them as “quite simply the most impressive band Zimbabwe has produced in recent memory”.[4] Jon Pareles of The New York Times called lead singer Mathias Muzaza’s vocal range “riveting” and “griot-strength”.[5] Issac Chirwa praised Mokoomba as “Zimbabwe’s best band” in Zimbabwe’s Daily News Live.[6]Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Members[edit]Discography[edit]Albums[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]Formed between 2002[7] and 2007,[8] the group began its professional career in 2008. Their performance at the Music Crossroads InterRegional Festival (IRF) in Lilongwe, Malawi,[9] won them a European tour and they recorded their first album with six titles, Kweseka. Their songs deal with Zimbabwean life, the HIV\/AIDS epidemic, and social ills, with a substantive message to keep hoping. Their 2009 tour was a success in major European cities such as Stockholm, Brussels, Oslo, Barcelona, Bilbao and Amsterdam, leading to a new tour in 2010 across Europe. Other festivals include the Colors of Ostrava Festival in the Czech Republic, the Couleur Caf\u00e9 festival in Brussels, the Meyouzik Festival in Luxembourg,[10] the Pirineos Festival in Spain, and the Afrika Festival Hertme in the Netherlands.Mokoomba played at the annual Harare International Festival of the Arts in 2013,[11] and won critical acclaim at home with more recent releases and concerts.[12]  Their second album Rising Tide, produced by the Ivorian singer Manou Gallo, was very well received by the public and the critics, and was nominated in the Songlines Music Award 2013 in the “Revelation” category, awarded by Songlines magazine.[7] Mokoomba also made their UK television debut in October, 2012, performing songs from Rising Tide on Later… with Jools Holland.[13]After the release of Rising Tide, Mokoomba toured in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, including performances at the Couleur Cafe, Gnaoua World Music Festival, Pal\u00e9o Festival, Roskilde Festival, Sziget Festival, WOMAD festival, Gwanju World Music Festival in South Korea, and the Africa Now! festival at The Apollo Theater in New York City.[5]In February 2017, Mokoomba released its self-produced third album Luyando on Germany\u2019s OutHere label, a stripped-down, mostly acoustic album that took their sound in a new direction.[14][15] That same month Mokoomba made the cover of UK world music magazine Songlines.[16][17]“Luyando” means mother\u2019s love the Tonga language. Songs on Luyando explore the vanishing traditions of Tonga and Luvale society.[18] In 2017 Mokoomba toured Luyando internationally, making stops at the Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, LA, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Norway’s F\u00f8rde Festival, Canada’s Edmonton Folk Festival and the Nuits d\u2019Afrique festival in Montreal, CA.[19][20]In March, 2018 Mokoomba made their debut at the SXSW Festival in Austin, TX.[21] In  April, Mokoomba was nominated for a Songlines Award by the readers and editors of the U.K.’s Longlines magazine. Mokoomba was nominated in the “Best Group” category \u2014 their second nomination after taking home the “Best Newcomer Award” in 2013. In May, 2018 Mokoomba was inducted into the Afropop Worldwide Hall of Fame at a ceremony honoring the 30th anniversary of Peabody Award Winning media organization Afropop Worldwide. Previous honorees include King Sunny Ade, Youssou N\u2019Dour, Oumou Sangar\u00e9, Angelique Kidjo, Oliver Mtukudzi, and Thomas Mapfumo. On September 8, 2018, Mokoomba is scheduled to perform at the Lollapalooza Festival in Berlin, Germany on a bill topped by Canadian pop star The Weeknd.[22]The group appear on the fourth album False Alarm by indie rock band Two Door Cinema Club, with guest vocals on the album’s third song \u201cSatisfaction Guaranteed\u201d and backing vocals on the album’s sixth song \u201cNice To See You\u201dMokoomba was the subject of the 2010 documentary film Mokoomba: From One River Bank to Another, by Frank Dalmat and Francis Ducat.[23]Members[edit]Mathias Muzaza \u2013 lead vocals, percussionTrustworth Samende \u2013 guitar, backing vocalsAbundance Mutori \u2013 bass, backing vocalsDonald Moyo \u2013 keyboard, backing vocalsNdaba Coster Moyo \u2013 drums, backing vocalsMiti Mugande \u2013 percussion, backing vocalsDiscography[edit]Albums[edit]Kweseka (Zig Zag World), 2009Rising Tide (Zig Zag Word \/ Igloo Mondo), 2012Luyando (Outhere Records), March 2017References[edit]^ Banning Eyre. “Rising Tide”. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.^ artist, Wulf von Gaudecker, source official website. “MOKOOMBA official European Website at Griot”. www.griot.de.^ Denselow, Robin (2 March 2017). “Mokoomba: Luyando review \u2013 gutsy vocals and advice on dealing with lions”. the Guardian.^ “Afropop Worldwide – Rising Tide”. Afropop Worldwide.^ a b Pareles, Jon (27 March 2016). “Review: Bombino, Mokoomba, Jojo Abot and Others Play Africa Now! at the Apollo” \u2013 via NYTimes.com.^ “Veteran musician Chirwa hails Mokoomba”.^ a b Robin Denselow (25 April 2013). “Mokoomba: Zimbabwe’s new sound”. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2014..^ “Mokoomba”. Woomba. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014..^ “Mokoomba: Performing at Botanique”. Imagine. Retrieved 18 June 2014.^ “FESTIVAL”. Retrieved 19 June 2014.^ Maradzika, Natasha. “An explosive affair: Harare’s premiere arts festival”.^ “Mokoomba gets local recognition – The Standard”. 5 February 2018.^ “Episode 4, Series 41, Later… with Jools Holland – BBC Two”. BBC.^ Robin Denselow (2 March 2017). “Mokoomba: Luyando review \u2013 gutsy vocals and advice on dealing with lions”. The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2017.^ Dakarai Mashava (11 March 2017). “Mokoomba wins rave reviews”. Daily News. Retrieved 12 October 2017.^ “Introducing Songlines issue #126 (April 2017) – Songlines World Music News”. www.songlines.co.uk.^ “Mokoomba: Luyando”. 11 May 2017.^ “Mokoomba \u2013 Luyando – Out – here records”. outhere.de.^ “Mokoomba Announces 2017 North America Summer Tour – World Music Central.org”. worldmusiccentral.org.^ “Mokoomba”.^ “Mokoomba”.^ “Lollapalooza Berlin”. Lollapalooza DE. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.^ “PLANET IN QUESTION, MOKOOMBA, FROM ONE RIVERBANK TO ANOTHER”. 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