Conversation with MOKOOMBA

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Gilmore Tee celebrates ONE YEAR on CliffCentral.com and what better way to commemorate it than to sit down with international touring and award-winning Zimbabwean music group, MOKOOMBA. The group's mix of Zimbabwean rhythms, Afrobeat and Afrorock generated exuberant scenes in over 75 concerts in 2017, from New Orleans Jazz festival to Sziget Festival, plus being featured in Songlines magazine, Arte TV, Afropop and many more. The group shares their experience travelling across the globe, things they hold dearly, and also how important staying true to one's self is.

16 Nov 2018 English South Africa Society & Culture · News Gilmore Tee

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