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Mokoomba

Mokoomba performing at 2016 Africa Now showcase in Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Mathias Muzaza is the lead singer.

Zimbabwean band Mokoomba gives a historical performance at the Apollo Theatre

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The band’s music incorporates rap, ska, soukous and Afro-Cuban tunes with their own traditional music. They sing in the Tonga language, which a majority of Zimbabweans don’t understand because they belong to the dominant Shoba ethnic group or Ndebele minority.

Mokoomba in August 2013 Photo : Malik Choukrane

Get introduced to the Zimbabwean Afro-fusion band Mokoomba

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