The Bulawayo Band, of Zimbabwean origin, will take listeners on a journey through the country’s tradition of hypnotic Ndebele and Shona-based songs.

The music is driven by jit-jive guitar and rolling chimurenga bass, matched with powerful drum patterns and Marimba of modern Zimbabwe and Mbira thumbu piano.

Singer Cecilia Ndhlovu, who grew up in Bulawayo in Matabeleland (southern Zimbabwe) will be the vocalist of the event, taking place on July 2 at Telford’s Warehouse.

Cecilia learned to dance at school where, because of her natural talent, she was known as ‘magida  omncane’, or little dancer.

When she was 16 she joined the national dance troupe Black Umfolosi and several years later she began to sing, dance and tour the world with one of the country’s biggest stars, Oliver Mtukudzi. She worked with Oliver for six years and recorded five albums before moving to England.

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