Mû Mbana, Javier Colina, Juan Carlos Aracil y Jesús Mañeru. Concierto en Ciudad de Frías – Burgos 22- 31 de....
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The instruments that accompany my journey formpart of a story that has been happening for thousands of years. Time has preserved its essence,its timbres and tones, barely altering the meaning and rhythm with which each man and woman have made to vibrate and sound. His music has accompanied rituals, ceremonies, weddings, births, funerals and celebrations initiations. They have made it rain, give thanks, germinate, unite, say goodbye, receive and heal… Thousands of verbs are have uttered over the voices of their strings in various languages, times and places, but every time they sound again summon all that experience accumulated over time…
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TRADITIONAL SONGS FROM GUINEA BISSÁU
TINA
Originally an instrument played mainly by women, but in modern times it has become the instrument par excellence of Guinean urban culture. Originally composed of calabash, one filled with water and the other smaller one inverted and placed in the water. With this simplicity, it becomes one of the most impressive percussion instruments of the African continent, with its aquatic sound, deep and full of melodic tenderness ideal for accompanying voices.
TONKORONGH
This is the most common string instrument in West Africa. It exists in almost all cultures of this region with its corresponding variants, depending on ethnic group. It is commonly used both for parties and for religious ceremonies or initiations, funeral rituals and other celebrations.
SIMBI
Typical string instrument of the Balanta people. Made from calabash, leather, a neck and three strings. It is generally used for festive celebrations, but also for some night-time celebrations. Fea- turing an inexhaustible rhythmic potential.
“Whispering is like being water and knowing that a powerful force is
found hidden in subtlety. Simply tune the ear, shake off all that noise
pollution has stunned us; just listen, without trying …
It is the most direct route for all that beauty to get to the soul.
Direct and accurate way.
Mû Mbana is allied with Cristobal Montesdeoca to offer their particular
(re)vision of those songs that have accompanied him throughout his life,
a repertoire with the music and words of some of the most celebrated
composers
of Guinea Bissau, like Jose Carlos Schwarz, Armando Salvaterra, Toni
Osvaldo , Tunu or Aliu Bari as well as elements of own authorship.
Mû’s voice comes as a whisper, like a light breeze at dawn. It is a
choice that goes beyond aesthetic taste, sing from what’s small, go for
what’s subtle, it is an act of courage. Claim a personal way of making
music.
Cristóbal, meanwhile, knows how to accompany this delicate experiment
with splashes of colour from deep listening to a pianist who knows how
to give rise to that voice. It is a personal and unique talent, about
taste and especially about the always attentive and successful.”
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Mû Mbana & Cristobal Montesdeoca
“Whispering is like being water and knowing that a powerful force is
found hidden in subtlety. Simply tune the ear, shake off all that noise
pollution has stunned us; just listen, without trying …
It is the most direct route for all that beauty to get to the soul.
Direct and accurate way.
Mû Mbana is allied with Cristobal Montesdeoca to offer their particular
(re)vision of those songs that have accompanied him throughout his life,
a repertoire with the music and words of some of the most celebrated
composers
of Guinea Bissau, like Jose Carlos Schwarz, Armando Salvaterra, Toni
Osvaldo , Tunu or Aliu Bari as well as elements of own authorship.
Mû’s voice comes as a whisper, like a light breeze at dawn. It is a
choice that goes beyond aesthetic taste, sing from what’s small, go for
what’s subtle, it is an act of courage. Claim a personal way of making
music.
Cristóbal, meanwhile, knows how to accompany this delicate experiment
with splashes of colour from deep listening to a pianist who knows how
to give rise to that voice. It is a personal and unique talent, about
taste and especially about the always attentive and successful.”
More albums
Concerts
Jardins da Tiniguena – Guiné Bissau
Mû Mbana, Natural da ilha de Bolama, na Guiné-Bissau, cresceu influenciado pelos cânticos religiosos praticados pelas mulheres das etnias Brame....
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Iñén . Centro Cultural El torito – Madrid
The author and multi-instrumentalist Mû Mbana presents himself this Friday, April 8, in Madrid, with a concert in which he....
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Thêatre du Châtelet
The musician Mû Mbana took the stage at the Thêatre du Châtelet, in Paris, this Sunday, as part of the....
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Mû & Sasha
Masía en Sant Cebrián de Vallalta Compartimentados un Recurregut sensorial per a despertar tots els sentits: Degustació de música i....
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Mû Mbana singing workshop in Barcelona
ACCEPT YOUR VOICE AND YOU WILL ACCEPT YOURSELF. KNOW YOUR VOICE AND YOU WILL KNOW YOURSELF. On February 19, Mû....
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Biography
Mû Mbana multifaceted artist, singer, poet and composer.
Shades and flavors of Africa germinated around the world.
Born on the island of Bolama, Guinea-Bissau, grew up influenced by the music of his immediate surroundings, especially the female voices and religious music of the Brame (Mancanha) and Bidjugu peoples.
Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and poet. The maturity of his music and the ins- truments that accompany it are as a material reflection of his soul of musician and artist.
His vast and eclectic curriculum includes 10 albums already published and many stages of Europe, Africa and America.
He has collaborated with many musicians and projects like Selva de Mar, La Locomotora Negra, the great Manu Dibango, Simão Felix, Rosa Zaragoza, Lula Pena, Jurandir Santana or Fabiana Cozza.
Currently, horseback between Bissáu and Barcelona, alternating his solo work with paralel projects like, Nua Trio, with bassist Javier Colina and Jesus Mañeru, Mû & Sasha with Israeli cellist Sasha Agranov, “Mornas Ku Nghuni Nghunidúras” tribute to Guinean authors and the big band Colectivo BDB.
TRAJECTORY
MÛ MBANA
Mû alone with the simbi…
A voice, a breath, an essence, a voice that transports us to another place, profound…
where all is softer, sense, calm and magical. A universe with its own time, a time that the listener should respect if they wants to find something new and vital, that will last.
MÛ MBANA | voice, simbi
MÛ & SASHA
Two complementary figures, designed to meet and understand each other, that display a gentle, sensual and enveloping sound universe, in which the voice and strings, intuitively and fluidly, take and give themselves the leading role to transport us to a world that don’t know limits, to bring us back to a world that labels and classifications made us forget.
MÛ MBANA | voice and guitar
SASHA AGRANOV | cello
MORNAS KU NGHUNI NGHUNIDÚRAS
Mû Mbana allied with Cristobal Montesdeoca offer their particular (re) vision of those songs that have accompanied him throughout his life, a tribute to his maestros…
MÛ MBANA | voice
CRISTOBAL MONTESDEOCA | piano
COLECTIVO BDB – BIG BAND
Winds, metals, woods, ropes, leathers and voice are the colours brought by the Colectivo BDB, who will perform classics and original pieces from the Afro-American tradition, in an atmosphere of cum- bia, candombe, samba or afrobeat, making use of jazz and improvisation resources to squeeze the vernacular in more depth.
MÛ MBANA | voice and direction
ENCOUNTERS
IÑEN
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