Umdumo Wesizwe

Ten young men singing songs of love, hope, worship, courtship, hardship and African social commentary will mesmerise you with their harmonies and tip-toe dance routines. This is vocal music that is laced with music styles of Afro Pop, Jazz, R&B and Reggae.

Umdumo Wesizwe (meaning Sound of the Nation) hail from Zimbabwe's townships and was established in 1994. Since then, the group has carved a name for themselves in the World music circuit. The traditional music sung by them is called 'isichathamiya' and known as 'imbube'. The music was born in the mines of Southern Africa and over the years, they have shrugged barriers to create their own style of singing, which has been christened 'igusheshe'.