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Batanai Marimba
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Fronted by the enduring exuberance and charisma of Zimbabwean lead singer/marimbiraman Wedzerai Zvirevo, and featuring a groundbreaking pan-African line-up mixing the rippling, buzzing acoustics of traditional Southern African marimbas and explosive percussion with alto sax, mbiras, bass and soaring vocal harmonies, Batanai Marimba celebrate both the past and the future of African NuRoots dance music. With their powerful and vibrant stage shows frequently paced to build on deeply traditional cameo performances by both special guests and featured musicians from the band, Batanai come together to travel into more contemporary territory, to showcase passionate new songs that explore displacement and cultural change, celebrate freedom through unity, and have an unstoppable momentum guaranteed to fill the dancefloor. Batanai Marimba are driven by a pulsating mix of deep Shona and Zulu NuRoots sounds riding on fat, loping traditional marimba beats that have become this flamboyant band's trademark. (Saturday afternoon Cross Keys Marquee) |
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