ZimbaMoto
Afro-beat / Fusion / Roots Music
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"ZimbaMoto"
British Columbia
Canada
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| ZimbaMoto: General Info
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| Member Since | 2/14/2008 | | Band Website | | Band Members | Kurai Blessings - Vocals, Mbira, Marimba, percussion;
Shambunata - Drums;
Cameron Hood - Bass;
Mark Campbell - Guitar. | | Record Label | unsigned | | Type of Label | None |
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| About ZimbaMoto |
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ZIMBAMOTO: Zimbabwean Fire.
Based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, ZimbaMoto is a collective Afro fusion band with a range from Shona traditional music to contemporary African and Western rhythms. The four piece musical journey begins with Kurai Mubaiwa who hails all the way from Zimbabwe with his Mbira, a melodic 25 key Zimbabwean thumb piano that in Shona mythology is believed to connect the living with the spirit world.
The show starts with Kurai wearing his traditional costume of ostrich feather head dress, loin skirt and leg shakers, as he plays the Mbira, singing in his native Shona language. After the traditional set the members of ZimbaMoto join together and take this musical journey to a further height fusing the unique acoustic sounds of the Zimbabwean tenor Marimba and Mbira, with the pulse of the drums, the depth of the bass and rhythmical African guitar riffs.
The band is comprised of four talented world musicians from diverse musical backgrounds:
Kurai Mubaiwa has been an established world musician, music teacher and theatre actor since 1994, who has toured across Europe, West Africa, Southern Africa and across Canada opening and/or performing with artists such as Chiwoniso Maraire, Cesaria Evora, Andy Brown, and Oliver Mtukudzi at internationally recognized concerts and festivals.
Shambunata has been a professional drummer for 20 years, studying under Lorne Nering with a concentration on musical styles including Jazz, Latin, Classical, Drum' n Bass, funk/hip-hop and world and performed in New York, Rio de Janeiro, the Mayan Riviera and across Canada.
Cameron Hood has been a professional musician and teacher for over 30 years. A multi-instrumentalist and a Juno-nominated artist, Cameron has toured Canada, the US and Europe. Mr. Hood has performed at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival many times, as well as the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, the Canada Day at Canada Place Celebration, and many other large events.
Mark Campbell is a talented guitarist and bassist with several years of experience performing with world music groups. Mark is currently residing in Vancouver where he has worked with such groups as Roots Roundup, Free Flow and Feso and has opened many times for "The Legendary Wailers".
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