Mabulu

Mabulu
Formed: 2000
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Styles: Worldbeat, African Folk
Group Members: Antonio Marcos, Lisboa Matavel, Chiquito
Biography: Assembled in Mozambique in 1999, Mabulu is an African pop outfit that incorporates elements of hip-hop and, to a lesser degree, dancehall reggae. The band's producer, Roland Hohberg (who grew up in East Germany but moved to Mozambique in 1990) wanted to bring together different generations of Mozambican ...Read full biography
Karimbo
Released: 2000
Label: World Music Network
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When Debbie Harry and Blondie recorded Rapture in 1980, it marked the first time that a major pop/rock act acknowledged hip-hop culture. Some myopic individuals wondered why Harry would salute something ...Read full review
Soul Marrabenta
Released: 2001
Label: World Music Network
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The sophomore effort from Mozambique's Mabulu is even more cohesive than their debut, Karimbo. A lot of playing together had welded them as a unit, and though their base is still the local marrabenta rhythm, ...Read full review
More Mabulu albums: Main Albums (3)
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