LIVING IN <strong>MAPUTO</strong> MUSIC & THEATRE | 21 NOVEMBER 2012 Spirits Indigenous – Soulful sounds of sisterhood By Antje Brauer-Maxaeia TO SUBSCRIBE OR UNSUBSCRIBE CLICK HERE ©Feling Capela Like a vivid splash of colour or a breath of fresh air, Spirits Indigenous are making their presence felt on the Maputo music scene and adding new depths and possibilities with their soulful fusion of traditional Swazi tunes, poetry and electronic rhythms. “We came for the weekend and ended up staying for two years!” Bongiwe Dlamini and Thobile Mcincinini, the powerful voices of Spirits Indigenous visited the Mozambican capital two years ago, equipped just with a weekend bag, to work on the recording of an African dub collection, and they have not looked back since. 2010 was a formative year for Dlamini and Mcincinini who had been making music together in their THEATRE EVENTS Thursday 22 November “Foi por Amor” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes I 18h30 Friday 23 November “Foi por Amor” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes I 18h30 Saturday 24 November “Casais Imperfeitos” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes I 16h00 “Foi por Amor” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes I 18h30 Sunday 25 November “Casais Imperfeitos” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes I 16h00 “Foi por Amor” I Cine-teatro Gilberto Mendes I 18h30 Thursday 22 November Real Jazz Project <strong>Mozambique</strong> presents: Lee Clagnaz Duo | Soul Gourmet | 19h00 Real Jazz Project <strong>Mozambique</strong> presents: Bongiwe Dlamini | Polana Hotel | 19h30 Cheny Wa Gune, Dilon Djindji & Dj Set Nandele | Cinema Scala | 19h00 | 200 Mts Prawns & Jazz Live with special seafood menu I Dock’s Bar, <strong>Club</strong>e Naval I 20h00 Karaoke with Enrique Salas I Bar&Bar I 21h00 Tribute to Sonny Rollins | Modaskavalu (1st Floor, Teatro Avenida) | 21h30 Live Music with Banda Kakana | Dolce Vita | 22h00 Noites Tropicais com Dj Celsinho & Dj Abrão | Macaneta | 22h00 Live Music | Gil Vicente | 22h30 Friday 23 November Moneycomio presents Tempo Real | Gil Vicente | 17h30 | 150 Mts Just Jazz – Orlando da Conceição, Hélder Gonzaga, Cremildo e Muzila & Dj Set Nandele | Cinema Scala | 19h00 | 200 Mts Moticoma | Bar&Bar | 22h00 Jay Jay Biancco | Dolce Vita | 22h00 Maleh in Maputo ft Dino Miranda | Gil Vicente | 22h00 Boss AC Live | Coconuts | 22h00 | 600 Mts MUSIC EVENTS Saturday 24 November JazzArtePark: Prof. Luis Filipe e Ex-alunos da Escola Nacional de Música | Arte no Parke | 17h00 | Free Entrance Festival de Música Rock | Associação dos Músicos | 18h00 Live Music | Bar&Bar | 22h00 Afro-Moz-Reggae com Ras Tony, Chico António e Cheny Wa Gune | CCFM | 20h30 Jazz – Fusion com Banda Zambeze | Modaskavalu (1st Floor, Teatro Avenida) | 21h30 Live Music | Bar&Bar | 22h00 Dj Vedas e Jay Jay Biancco – Percussion In Tha House | Dolce Vita | 22h00 Mr. Bow ao Vivo | Complexo Mulombela | 22h00 | 150 Mts Jam Session Especial | Gil Vicente | 22h30 Sunday 25 November Kakana ao Vivo | Parque dos Poetas | 18h00 Walter Mabas presents Mr. Mabas Project | Jabulani BBJ| 18h00 VitAcústico with Madeira I Dolce Vita Bar I 18h00 Afro Amado | Núcleo de Arte | 18h30 Tuesday 27 November Queres cantar? Karaoke com banda Gil Out | Gil Vicente | 22h30 For a full list of events venues in Maputo, please click here CINEMA RESTAURANTS WEATHER home country Swaziland for some time. That year they were invited to perform together at Grahamstown National Arts Festival, South Africa’s biggest cultural festival which proved to be an experience that would influence their musical development and career. Among their most memorable performances were concerts in some of the city’s churches with their special acoustic qualities. Dlamini remembers an inspirational encounter at the festival with renowned South African ethnomusicologist Andrew Tracey who continues the work of his father Hugh Tracey, the founder of the International Library of African Music, an extensive collection of African music recordings and instruments from the 1940s to the present, situated at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Back in Swaziland, after the amazing experience of performing at Grahamstown, the singers felt the need to break out of the small Swazi arts scene, so the invitation from Maputo provided a welcome opportunity to explore new musical territory. Once here, they soon hooked up with a bunch of like-minded musicians and not long after that Spirits Indigenous was born. Read more BACK TO INDEX 4
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