Eyuphuro

Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is a combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. The name of the band means "whirlwind" in Macua.[1]

Eyuphuro
OriginMozambique
GenresMarrabenta
Years active1981 (1981)–1991, 2001–present
LabelsReal World Records
Websiterealworldrecords.com/artist/384/eyuphuro/
MembersZena Bacar
Firmina Louis Hunguana
Issufo Manuel
Belarmino Rita Godeiros
Jorge Cossa
Mahamudo Selimane
Past membersOmar Issa
Gimo Remane

History

Omar Issa, Gimo Remane and Zena Bacar founded Eyuphuro in 1981. Eyuphuro released the successful album Mama Mosambiki before its breakup in 1990. In 1998, singer Zena Bacar reformed Eyuphuro and in 2001 they released a new album, Yellela. They made three albums over 25 years that were sold around the world but the band members never saw these profits.[2]

Original members

Current members
  • Zena Bacar (died 2017)
  • 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.

Discography
Albums
  • Mama Mosambiki (1990)
  • Yellela (2001)
Contributing artist

References
  1. Schnurmacher, Thomas (July 28, 1989). "World literary crowd pens in a date for PEN conference in Montreal". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. C1.
  2. "Morreu Zena Bacar: a muthiyana que se entregou a uma causa". opais.sapo.mz (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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