Mokoomba in Afro-pop Hall of Fame

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The Sunday News

Mokoomba

Mokoomba

Nigel Siziba, Sunday Life Reporter
Mokoomba musical group, originally from Chinotimba township in Victoria Falls, returned home last week after a successful four-month tour in North America and Europe.

In an interview with Sunday News Abundance Mutori, who is the spokesman of the group, said the tour was a success and they were honoured to be inducted into the Afro-pop Hall of Fame for their contribution in the cultural exchange between Zimbabwe and USA.

“We had yet another successful summer tour which took us back to North America and Europe and the major highlight of it was playing at Lollapalooza Berlin, opening on main stage for big acts like The Weekend from Canada and to be inducted into the Afro-pop Hall of Fame for our contribution to cultural exchange between Africa and the US,” he said.

He said they were received with warm hands during their tour.

“The tour was four months long. We spent two months in North America and two months in Europe, we played in 40 concerts in great music venues and in summer music festivals.

“Our music was well received by audiences throughout the tour and it was great to witness music uniting people from different races.

“We learnt a lot during the tour, we met different people and watched other bands performing and one of the most important lessons is to keep working hard and improving as a band as we still have a long way from being counted as one of the best,” he said.

The spokesperson said since they have returned home it is time to give full focus to local fans.

“It is exciting to be home, we have our next local concert on 6 October at the inaugural edition of Jakaranda Music Festival which will be headlined by veterans in music Oliver Mtukudzi, Yvonne Chakachaka also Miccasa including many local artistes and more concerts will come in November and December,” he said.

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