The Group
Formed on the 12th of August 1994 in the Nkulumane suburb of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. Umdumo Wesizwe (Sound of the Nation) is a music ensemble made up of nine (9) talented young men.
The Performances
Umdumo has performed live music coupled with thought provoking and well choreographed dances and movements to appreciative audiences at prestigious functions, venues, and festivals in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, the UK, and Europe.
Profile
The well travelled Umdumo Wesizwe has shared the stage with numerous artists from Zimbabwe, Africa, and the world; some of these include Zimbabwe’s own Siyaya, Black Umfolosi, Aleck Macheso, Jeys Marabini, Imbizo, Oliver Mtukudzi, Senegalese Ishmael lo, and recently in the same festivals with Youssor Ndour, James Blunt, Jay Zee, Femi Kuti, and Peter Gabriel to name a few.
Umdumo Wesizwe has performed at various festivals in their native Zimbabwe and internationally, from Zimbabwe’s Intwasa to Ibumba Festival enroute to the world stage at WOMAD & Glastonbury. Recently they performed with well known comedian Sasha Baron Cohen of Borat fame at an event in Manchester UK. They have also performed for American human rights activist Jesse Jackson and FIFA President Sepp Blatter in their Sheffield UK visits in June and August 2008.
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Newest Release
“Qo” is Umdumo Wesizwe’s second album after the debut “Nqingqo”. Qo is short for the title track Qoqomela; it is a unique click sound found in the Southern African languages of Xhosa, Zulu, and Ndebele, the 12-track album is a mixture of slow soothing jams and some upbeat tracks, all in a capella (imbube).
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