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Eyuphuro

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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 BascarFirmina Louis HunguanaIssufo ManuelBelarmino Rita GodeirosJorge CossaMahamudo Selimane

Albums
  
Mama Mosambiki, Yellela, Eyuphuro - 25 Anos

Similar
  
Ghorwane, Isnebo, Extra Golden, Mingas, Ali Faque

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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

  • Zena Bacar
  • Omar Issa
  • Gimo Remane

    • Current members

  • Zena Bacar
  • Issufo Manuel
  • Belarmino Rita Godeiros
  • Jorge Cossa
  • Mahamudo Selimane
  • Firmino Luis Hunguana

    • 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

    Albums
  • Mama Mosambiki (1990)
  • Yellela (2001)
    • Contributing artist
  • Unwired: Africa (2000, World Music Network)
  • The Rough Guide to Acoustic Africa (2013, World Music Network)

    • Songs

    MasikiniYellela · 2001
    Nuno MaalaniMama Mosambiki · 1990
    MwanuniMama Mosambiki · 1990

    References

    Eyuphuro Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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