Origin Mozambique Labels Real World Records Genre Marrabenta | Genres Marrabenta Active from 1981 Record label Real World Records | |
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Years active 1981 (1981)–1991, 2001–present Website realworldrecords.com/artist/384/eyuphuro/ Members Zena Bascar
Firmina Louis Hunguana
Issufo Manuel
Belarmino Rita Godeiros
Jorge Cossa
Mahamudo Selimane Albums Mama Mosambiki, Yellela, Eyuphuro - 25 Anos Similar Ghorwane, Isnebo, Extra Golden, Mingas, Ali Faque | ||
Eyuphuro masikini poverty mozambican music
Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is a combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. Name of the band means "whirlwind".
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History
Omar Issa, Gimo Remane and Zena Bacar founded Eyuphuro in 1981. Eyuphuro released successful album Mama Mosambiki before its breakup in 1990. In 1998 singer Zena Bacar founded Eyuphuro again and in 2001 they released new album, Yellela.
Original members
Current members
In Yellela appears also musicians, who aren't members of the band; singer Mariamo Mussa Hohberg, saxophonist Orlando da Conceicao and keyboardist Benedito Mazbuko.
Discography
Songs
MasikiniYellela · 2001
Nuno MaalaniMama Mosambiki · 1990
MwanuniMama Mosambiki · 1990
References
Eyuphuro Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA