Insingizi is the a cappella and traditional dance group from Zimbabwe which hold musical roots of Ramadu till today. He is still a member of the group which is now based in Austria and has made successful Concerts around Europe with their enchanting sounds. Insingizi performs African Zulu music known as "Imbube” or "Isicathamiya” which is traditionally performed by men, Insingizi, as a trio group however sometimes includes percussion and acoustic guitars.
Gum-boot dance is one of the dances which the group performs best, the dance comes from the mines of South Africa. To read more about Insingizi, please visit the group´s web site at;
www.insingizi.net
On his first solo CD "Izambulelo” Ramadu sang all the vocals, played Djembe and percussion except track 4, 14 and 15 were he invited special guests. He has proved that he can create "gorgeous harmonies, wonderful singing and rhythms” as World Music Mecca quoted.
Ramadu has contributed his singing talent as a backing vocalist with artists who have different music backgrounds from Folk to Blues, Jazz to Pop, Choral to Classic music. He has performed and recorded with Austrian based musicians like Hans Theessink, Sandra Pires, Martin Moro, Lorenz Maierhofer …etc! Ramadu is part of Hans Theessink Band which has made successful concerts including the big Austrian International music festival called "Donau Insel Fest”. To read more about Hans Theessink please click here www.theessink.com Ramadu can be engaged in studios to sing low and high voices, and also to play Congas and Djembe. To listen to Ramadu´s voices and music, please browse to the music page.
Ramadu is a self made teacher with talent , teaches you to understand and feel the rhythm in a simplest way without any notes and stress in playing Djembe and percussion. He also teaches you to sing songs from his country in his language easily and with more fun, at the same time you will learn a lot of his Ndebele culture and way of living in Africa. Ramadu offers mostly drumming (Djembe, Ingungu-drums) and percussion, voice and singing workshops to children and adults.
He has made successful workshops in different institutes, schools, colleges and churches in Africa and Europe especially in Austria and Denmark. Some of the songs and rhythms used in the workshops are Ramadu´s own compositions. Every workshop is guaranteed with FUN, FUN, FUN….!!
Ramadu is planning in future to establish his own promotions company which shall focus on promoting artists and marketing Zimbabwean music across Africa and other continents. The promotions company will be offering services of booking artists, providing information and contacting cultural partners in Africa as well as organising events. The aim is to promote African music internationally, creating a cultural network in the world and providing entertainment and employment to the society .
Ramadu´s idea is also to support the youth in Zimbabwe to discover their talent and potential. The main focus shall be Street Kids, children who are orphans and have lost hope in life due to social and economical hardships. Furthermore, Ramadu intends to establish his own recording studios, were young and upcoming artists will be given a chance to expose their musical talent and offer them a good working environment. We will keep you informed if there are any developments made concerning the aforesaid plans.