Willie Mbuende & Band - Southern African Jazz
Am Mittwoch, den 25. Februar 2004 laden AfricAvenir International e.V. und die Initiative Südliches Afrika (INISA) zu einem außergewöhnlichen African Jazz Abend ein: Willie Mbuende, einer der berühmtesten Jazz-Musiker Namibias, gibt gemeinsam mit seinem Quartett einen exklusiven Gastauftritt in der Berliner ‘Kunstfabrik Schlot’.
Das Quartett besteht aus Willie Mbuende (Bass/Namibia), William Ramsay (Saxophone/Südafrika), Alexej Wagner (Gitarre/Russland) und Phillip Schmitt (Schlagzeug/Deutschland).
Weitere Informationen zum Wirken von Willie Mbuende finden Sie weiter unten.
Konzertbeginn: 20.30 Uhr.
Eintrittspreis: 7 Euro/Studenten 5 Euro.
Kunstfabrik Schlot: Edisonhöfe, Chausseestr. 18, 10115 Berlin
WHO IS WILLIE MBUENDE?
Willie Mbuende is a bass player and music producer from Namibia. With a career starting in the early 70’s, he has played with numerous groups in a wide range of musical styles, such as afro, blues, reggae, calypso…. He lived in exile before Namibia’s independence and has performed on many international stages.
Among other countries in Europe, he spent many years in Sweden playing with artists such as the late Johnny Dyani, Dudu Pukwana, Peps, Tony Ellis, and in the 80’s forming his own band Bag Of Rhythm (with Lester Jackman) which successfully toured Scandinavia for a number of years. The last band he had in Europe was the world music band Melting Pot, based in Denmark, with musicians from all over the world. During his years in Europe, he recorded albums with all of the above mentioned bands.
With the independence of Namibia in 1990 he moved back home and continued as a musician, forming his own band Rakotoka and recording a solo album in South Africa.
Besides the musicianship, he started a new career as a music producer, working for the Namibian national radio and television.
While living in Namibia he did several projects:
1. The concept of bringing traditional music into a contemporary music, resulting in concerts and a CD (Sidadi)
2. Producing a musician’s competition in all categories, ranging from vocalists and bands to traditional music and choirs
3. Organising a band to represent Namibia on international stages in countries such as Cuba, Germany, England and Portugal
4. Organising SADAC Cultural Ensemble with musicians from 10 southern African countries
SIDADI: http://www.az.com.na/az/artikel/az-artikel.php4?rubrik=kultur&artikelnummer=469