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Xigogogowana Sessions: Marrabenta @ Mafalala Museum
2:38 CAT | 8 September 2023
Xigogogowana Sessions: Marrabenta @ Mafalala Museum
A marrabenta session in Mafalala on Sunday, September 17, with Acácio and Eugénio Matuva, two excellent players from Mafalala, Maputo city.
'Xigogogowanas' are four-string tin guitars, the first used to play marrabenta.
This concert features Marrabenta classics and popular songs from the outskirts of Maputo, navigating a multitude of rhythms including the unsi, the marrabenta, the nfhena and the xiparatwana.
The event is promoted by the Gala-Gala Festival and Mafalala Museum.
Guitar and voice: Acácio
Guitar and v voice: Eugénio Matuva
Bass viola: Agostinho
Percussion: Mussa
Mafalala Museum, 17 September, at 4:00 p.m.. Entrance is free.
Museu da Mafalala, Rua de Goa, Maputo, Mozambique
+258 82 418 0314
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