Ruzivo
Langley, Washington, United States | SELF
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Discography
'Shungu' 2008
'Tiringaiwo' 2010
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Bio
Ruzivo, led by Seattle-based Zimbabwean musician Paul Mataruse, plays high-energy Afropop music inspired by Zimbabwean and South African traditional and contemporary tunes. Ruzivo combines four handcrafted marimbas with bass guitar, trap set and mbira, the traditional instrument from Mataruse’s native Zimbabwe. The band plays a mixture of original compositions and arrangements of traditional and contemporary music from Southern Africa.
Ruzivo was selected to perform at HIFA in Harare Zimbabwe 2012. The band will travel to Zimbabwe in late April to perform 4 shows.
Ruzivo auditioned and was selected to represent 4Culture in the Fall of 2011.
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