Afrika Mamas - Behind the Scenes of 'IPHOPHO' in the studio with Black Umfolosi

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IPHUPHO: http://store.arcmusic.co.uk/iphupho-a-cappella-from-south-africa.html

Afrika Mamas are a folk-tale group with a vision to promote African culture through music and theatre. They further aim to develop an ‘edutainment’ approach, in which they educate while entertaining their audiences on various African tales, breaking stereotypes that are maintained on some African cultural traits. Afrika Mamas was formed and founded by Tu Nokwe, an Afrofolk singer, in 1998. The group members were discovered while working as backing singers for various artists including Tu Nokwe herself, Brenda Fassie, Lazurus Kgagudi and Steve Kekana. They have collaborated with an array of South African and Afrikaans musicians including Jani Moolman, Amanda Strydom and Dozi, to name just a few. The Afrika Mamas have to date recorded four albums, the first two of which were nominated for South African Music Awards in the same category as Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In 1999 they were nominated for ‘Best Cover Album’ and ‘Best Isicathamiya Group’ and in 2008 they were again nominated for ‘Best Isicathamiya Group’ at Sun City Super Bowl, South Africa. The Afrika Mamas have participated in various projects to promote intercultural exchange with other parts of the world, this has taken them to China, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Namibia.
Video by: Quintin Lee White

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