| Background | group_or_band |
|---|---|
| Origin | Mozambique |
| Genre | Marrabenta |
| Years active | 1981–1991, 2001–present |
| Label | Real World Records |
| Website | realworldrecords.com/artist/384/eyuphuro |
| Current members | Firmina Louis Hunguana Issufo Manuel Belarmino Rita Godeiros Jorge Cossa Mahamudo Selimane |
| Past members | Zena Bacar Omar Issa Gimo Remane |
Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band.[1] Eyuphuro's music is a combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. The name of the band means "whirlwind" in Macua.[2]
History
Omar Issa, Gimo Remane and Zena Bacar founded Eyuphuro in 1981.[1] Eyuphuro released the successful album Mama Mosambiki before its initial breakup in 1990. In 1998, singer Zena Bacar reformed Eyuphuro and in 2001 they released a new album, Yellela. They made three albums over 25 years that were sold around the world, but the band members never saw these profits.[3]
Original members
- Zena Bacar
- Omar Issa
- Gimo Remane
Current members
- Issufo Manuel
- Belarmino Rita Godeiros
- Jorge Cossa
- Mahamudo Selimane
- Firmino Luis Hunguana
The album Yellela also includes musicians who are not members of the band; singer Mariamo Mussa Hohberg, saxophonist Orlando da Conceicao and keyboardist Benedito Mazbuko.
Discography
- Albums
- Mama Mosambiki (1990)
- Yellela (2001)
- Contributing artist
- Unwired: Africa (2000, World Music Network)
- The Rough Guide to Acoustic Africa (2013, World Music Network)
References
- ^ Colin Larkin (ed.) (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. First ed. Guinness Publishing. p. 815. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Schnurmacher, Thomas (July 28, 1989). "World literary crowd pens in a date for PEN conference in Montreal". The Gazette. p. C1.
- ^ "Morreu Zena Bacar: a muthiyana que se entregou a uma causa" (in Portuguese). Opais.sapo.mz. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-02-04.