Zimbabwe has a long and rich musical history that encompasses songs sung at important community events, traditional mbira music, jit, chimurenga and even modern Zim Dancehall.
Cecilia distills all of these into a fun and sometimes emotionally powerful community singing workshop suitable for all levels.
With some songs accompanied by the delicate sounds of the mbira, emotion is never far away. When Cecilia picks up her hosho you know it will be time to blow the roof off. Come and sing ingoma zesintu sakwethu!
Cecilia grew up in Bulawayo in Matabeleland, southern Zimbabwe. She learned to dance at school where because of her natural talent she was known as magida omncane or ‘little dancer’.
When she was 16 she joined the national dance troupe Black Umfolosi and several years later she began to sing, dance and tour the world with one of Zimbabwe’s biggest stars, Oliver Mtu kudzi. She worked with Oliver for 6 years and recorded 5 albums before moving to the UK.
Zimbabwe has a long and rich musical history that encompasses songs sung at important community events, traditional mbira music, jit, chimurenga and even modern Zim Dancehall. Cecilia distills all of these into a fun and sometimes emotionally powerful community singing workshop suitable for all levels.