Mozambique: ENI Open Day
Stewart Sukuma sings Brasil
4:18 CAT | 11 December 2017
Stewart Sukuma sings Brasil
Luis Pereira (born in 1963), known as Stewart Sukuma, is a Mozambican singer. His stage name Stewart Sukuma means 'Rise Up' in Zulu and 'Push' in Swahili. He was born in Cuamba, Niassa Province in Mozambique. Coming from a modest family he soon realised his passion for music and in 1977 he moved to the capital Maputo, where he learned how to play percussion, guitar and piano.
In 1982 he joined a music group as a vocalist. He won the Mozambican prize for music Ngoma in 1983 and soon became one of the most played singers in the national radio stations of Mozambique, being described as "Mozambique's most popular male vocalist". His major works include songs such as Felizminha, Xitchuketa Marrabenta, Sumanga, Male and Why and he sings in languages including Portuguese, English, Swahili, Echwabo, Coti, and Tsonga.
Sukuma combines traditional and contemporary Mozambican music and instrumentation to create energetic, danceable music with an Afro/Pop/Jazz sound. The melodies performed by Stewart Sukuma are a reflection of the varied ancestral influences of Mozambique, including the Islamic influence in the north of Mozambique, frequently visited in the past by the Arabians and the inevitable inheritance of the Portuguese spread out in the whole country.
In 2010 he started a new musical project to encourage the youngsters to play and listen to Marrabenta, a popular/urban genre of Mozambican music.
Date and Time: Thursday, December 14 2017 at 19h00
Entrance: Free
Address: Centro Cultural Brasil Moçambique, Av. 25 de Setembro no. 1728, Maputo
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