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| Drei Stimmen aus Zimbabwe und ein klassisches Piano verbinden in dem Programm "MoZuluArt" W. A. Mozart mit der Musik & dem Tanz aus dem Süden Afrikas. Die Premiere im ORF-Radiokulturhaus in Wien im April 04 klang derart vielversprechend, dass aus diesem ursprünglich versuchsweisem Zusammenspiel nun ein einzigartiges, welt(musik)-umspannendes Konzertprogramm entstand. |
Die Gruppe "INSINGIZI Emnyama" (so ihr ursprünglich voller Name) wurde 1990 in Bulawayo/ Zimbabwe gegründet und spezialisierte sich fortan auf den Ladysmith Black Mambazo Musikstil "Mbube" sowie auf traditionelle Tänze wie "Indlamu", "Isitshikitsha" und "Gumboot Dance". INSINGIZI erlangte in Zimbabwe bereits in den frühen 90ern überregionale Beachtung und gewann mehrere Preise. Schließlich fanden sie ihren Weg nach Österreich, studierten u.a. Musiktheorie sowie einige Instrumente (klassisches Akkordeon und Gitarre, Klavier und Trommel) und von wo aus das Vokal-Trio nun kontinuierlich seine musikalische Laufbahn ausbaut. Beinahe 10 Jahre begeistern Ramadu, Blessings und Vusa nun bereits das Publikum mit ihrer Gesangs- und Performance-Kunst. Mit "Mr. Blues" Hans Theessink tourten sie bereits um die halbe Welt. Ihre aktuelle CD "Voices from Southern Afrika" (ARC Music LC 05111) kletterte im Mai 2004 in Großbritannien die BBC-Radio 3 World-Charts bis auf Platz 3 hinauf. |
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Insingizi collaborates with Dutch blues maestro
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| Insingizi, a three-member group which specialises in imbube a’cappella music, has collaborated with Hans Theessink, a Dutch blues guitarist, singer and songwriter in an album titled Bridges. The Zimbabwean group, based in Austria, won the hearts of many European music lovers through well-choreographed stage movements, energy and great vocals. After watching Insingizi’s fantastic performance in Austria, Theessink asked Insingizi to be part of his backing vocalists to add an African touch to his music. Theessink sings blues with a voice that has a texture of black mollases and plays a guitar as if he was born for the task. “After seeing our mouth-watering performance in 1996 at Suraza African Festival in Austria, Hans, who sings the Black American type of music, invited us in 1997 to be his backing vocalists in the album Life Line. “We grabbed the opportunity to work with a fine songsmith and a strong confident composer who often sings songs with a social conscience, because for us it was an honourable invitation. “Hans, who sings blues, the type of music that was sung by slaves during the Slave Trade in expressing their grievances, wrote his songs and we fine-tuned them with our vocals in vernacular,’’ said a member of Insingizi, Dumisani Moyo aka Ramadu. Insingizi’s IsiNdebele flavour has brought a new dimension to Theessink’s music that already is on DVD. “Many Europeans enjoy his music with the addition of our African style of singing which is popularly known as imbube. Like in the track Soul On Fire where we use isiNdebele, many listeners enjoy the track,’’ Moyo said. Insingizi participated in Theessink’s latest album, Bridges, which was recorded in Italy and the group did some live performances that are on DVD. Hit tracks in the album include Soul On Fire, a love song of a man who describes her girlfriend’s beauty. |
Ready For A Ride is a track that assures listeners that death is natural and people must accept it because everyone will die eventually. One song, a blend of reggae and blues, has been dedicated to Zimbabwe. “Hans dedicated the track Zambezi to our country. In the song he describes the scenic beauty of the Zambezi River, saying that the Zambezi’s waves are marvellous. As backing vocalists we describe the river as umfula olamagagasi, meaning a river with wonderful waves,’’ said Moyo. Insingizi and Theessink have promoted the album in Canada, Slovenia, Italy and the United Kingdom. “We marketed the album to various Europeans and more than 1000 copies have been sold and more copies are still to be sold because many people enjoy the vibes in the album,’’ said Moyo. Insingizi is thrilled that Theessink won an award for the album Bridges in Austria. “We were overwhelmed when Bridges was voted the Best Live DVD in Austria for 2005. Together with Hans we did our best to make the album successful,’’ he added. Moyo revealed to Sunday Leisure that Insingizi no longer has six members. Three left the group in Austria. “Insingizi no longer consists of six members because the other three left when we were in Austria,’’ he said. Theessink, whose surname is pronounced as Tay-sink, is based in Vienna. He carved a niche for himself in the United States market in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Some of his popular albums include Journey On, Crazy Moon, Hard Road Blues and Groove. Insingizi was formed in Bulawayo in 1987 by six members. The group, now based in Austria, has toured countries like Denmark, Canada, Italy and United Kingdom. |
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Ein Blick in Wiens junge afrikanische Musik-Szene
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