Eyuphuro

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Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua language. Name of the band means "whirlwind". They speak Portuguese and Bantu languages and sing in those languages, mostly Bantu.

1 History
2 Original members
3 Current members
4 Albums

[edit] History

Omar Issa, Gimo Remane and Zena Bacar founded Eyuphuro in 1981. Eyuphuro released successful album Mama Mosambiki before its breakup in 1990. In 1998 singer Zena Bacar founded Eyuphuro again and in 2001 they released new album, Yellela.

[edit] Original members

Zena Bacar
Omar Issa
Gimo Remane

[edit] Current members

Zena Bacar
Issufo Manuel
Belarmino Rita Godeiros
Jorge Cossa
Mahamudo Selimane
Firmino Luis Hunguana

In Yellela appears also musicians, who aren't members of the band; singer Mariamo Mussa Hohberg, saxophonist Orlando da Conceicao and keyboardist Benedito Mazbuko.