magule wango

Magule Wango, born in Mozambique, percussionist,painter, dancer, poet, free spirit. Plays and learn how to play different traditional instruments from africa & the world like drums/tambour, xigovia like ocarina, sanza, timbila/xilofone. Sociocultural animator.Member of Timbila Muzimba a ten piece orchestra made up of Mozambican Xylophones (Timbila) and African Percussion fused with electric bass, drums and saxophone. It was formed in 1997 by a group of young Mozambican musicians and dancers who shared their passion, their own cultural roots.These large and spectacular Orchestras are part of the identity of the Chope people from the province of Inhambane in the South West of Mozambique. With their unique sound, their complex and magical use of polyrhythm, melody and dance they are the pride of Mozambique. Timbila Muzimba's concertsFestivals and workshops : - Winner of MUSIC CROSS ROADS 1999 edition with participation of groups coming from countries of southern Africa. German-Expo Hannover 2000; NORWAY St. OLAV FESTIVAL 2000 "Trondheim" , KULTURHUSET 2000 "Tromso", GÖTEBORGS KALASET 2000;Festival "Sons da Escrita" Centre Culturel Franco-Mozambicain) Moçambique, Maputo(2002) FESTIVAL D'AGOSTO (2001,2003)Maputo-Moz;_FESTIVAL PONTES LUSOFONAS 2000 facim Maputo-Moz;FESTIVAL TOM DE FESTA tondela,Portugal.;_Street THEATRE “Qeima e Rebentamento do Judas” teatro ACERT tondela Portugal;_“Num Abril e Fechar de Olhos”, mega –production of street theatre, three months tour in Portugal cities during the EURO 2004, produced by Trigo Limpo Teatro ACERT e Teatresfera; PORTUGAL 40 Concerts of promotion the 1st album ”Conta própria” FESTIVAL "OUTRAS MUSICAS" September 06 Porto-PortugalFESTIVAL "FËTE DE LA LIBERTE"(2005)Tampon Reunion Island,FESTIVAL "FESTA DA LUSOFONIA"(2005)Macau-China;-Workshops: with South African musicians (1998)Hugh Massekela concert tchova,Moz; with FERNHILL (1999) tradicional MUSIC GROUP FROM U.K. ; with ISAAKA Actor, dancer and musician from Burkina Fasso(1999) Open concert of Tito Paris from Cape Verde (2000) Maputo-Moz;_ workshop at Hulene cultural center with local artists and grupo,Identidades from Portugal, Maputo;10 DAYS WORKSHOP UMOJA Camp in Moçambique with artists and musicians from Norway, RSA Zimbabwe Tribute of Mozambican musicians in the figth against VIH/SIDA participation with de theme "SIDA não é crime". (2002)MSF36th Scouts world Conference Tessaloniki-Greece representing with LEMO;_ (2003)PORTUGAL: Concerts at teatro municipal do Porto Teatro Rivoli; Museu de Vinho de Porto de Régua; Centro Cultural ORFEU de Águeda; Centro Cultural e Recreativo deTondela,CentroCultural Maus Hábitos, and Workshops of dance & music at Universidade de Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia (3 days), Escola Secúndária de Espinho e Escola de Belas Artes de Porto.(2003)Portugal, Porto, produced by Gesto, projecto Identidades.;_Swazilândia Concerts at Theatre Club of Manzini and "House on Fire" Mbabane,(2003) , , Live Concert MS EUROPA Cruise (01-01-06) Maputo-MoçambiqueTraditional Welcome/HOYO HOYO/KARIBU concert for LOKUA KANZA and workshop at stúdio do Timbila Muzimba ( 16-04-06) Maputo-Moz MAYOTTE ISLANDS: Concerts e workshops with traditional groups of music e dance Maoré ( April-06);Individual experience: Theatre amateur at Commercial school of Maputo with "grupo Maravilha"(1992 – 1995) Music, theatre, song and dance Clubes of Unesco-Mozambique “Tchuma”(1996 – 2000) - Colective Exposition of art: participate with painting and sculpture in Mozambique Descobertas da TDM, bienal Musart, Nucleo de arte, Instituto Camoes (1997-2006) - Theatre: participate as musician and actor in the perfomance of "Romeu and Juliet" by Reinate Jett with Opangalatana/Donau Festival Mozambique/Austria (2003 – 2004); - Timbila Muzimba stage scenary creation prodution(1997 – 2004) - Course of Tecnologia de Musica Áudio e Midi Associação dos Músicos Moçambicanos by Karen boswal(2003)- Cinema: participate in documentary film "Beat It" with Timbila Muzimba members about mozambican political, economical and socio-cultural situation, produced by IRIS Imaginações(2003) - Escola National de Artes Visuais de Maputo, History of Art by Bento Mukeswane (1998 – 2000)- IVORY COAST studying West afrika traditional instrumentos drumms and kora at INSAAC , perfoming and working with musicians, dance company and music theatre teachers- Participation in workshop of Construction of traditional musical instruments and concert produced by Música Mpundzu; (2000)Moçambique

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