Ghorwane is a Mozambican

marrabenta Marrabenta is a popular style of Mozambican dance music combining traditional Mozambican dance rhythms with Portuguese folk music. It was developed in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, during the 1930s and 1940s. Etymology The name may be ...

musical

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who have primarily use guitars saxophones and percussion instrument. It was founded in 1983. The band derived its name from the

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of the same name in the province of Gaza. This name was given by President

Samora Machel Samora Moisés Machel (29 September 1933 – 19 October 1986) was a Mozambican military commander and political leader. A socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism, he served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's ...

during a festival to celebrate the ten years of independence in 1985. Samora has declared that "It's prohibited to lie in the People's Republic of Mozambique" and cites Ghorwane as an example. Ghorwane is the

Shangaan Soshangana KaZikode (), born Soshangana Nxumalo, was the Founder and the Monarch of the Gaza Empire, which at the height of its power stretched from the Limpopo river in southern Mozambique up to the Zambezi river in the north. Soshangana rule ...

term for "Good Boys". Their style is a combination of traditional Mozambique music, Afropop, and fusion. Ghorwane's music is sung in local

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s, including Shangaan,

Ronga Ronga (XiRonga; sometimes ShiRonga or GiRonga) is a Bantu language of the Tswa–Ronga branch spoken just south of Maputo in Mozambique. It extends a little into South Africa. It has about 650,000 speakers in Mozambique and a further 90,000 i ...

and Chope. The band's

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and

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, Jose "Zeca" Alage, was murdered in 1993. Their 2005 album VANA VA NDOTA was dedicated to Zeca Alage (1959–1993) and Pedro Langa (1959–2001). Later that same year, Ghorwane started a music co-operative, the first of its kind in Mozambique, with the intention of promoting Mozambican music, improving working conditions for local musicians and protecting composers rights.

Discography

(May not be complete) * Majurugenta (1993) # Muthimba # Majurugenta # Matarlatanta # Xai-Xai # Mavabwyi # Sathuma # Buluku # Terehumba # Akuhanha * Não é preciso empurrar (

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) (1994) * Kudumba (1997) # U Yo Mussiya Kwini # Txongola # Salabude # Vhory # Massotcha # Pim-Pam-Pum # Xizambiza # Progresso # Sathani # Mamba Ya Malepfu * Mozambique Relief (a

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album (2000) # Mayvavo - Ghorwane # Matxutxubanga # Wavitika - Ghorwane # Golheani - José Mucavele # Tiyisselane - Zebra # Xitarato # Lanixlamalissa - José Mucavele # Kadivae Mono - Stewart Sukuma # Danca Marrabenta - Gito Baloi # As Tuas Trancas - José Mucavele # Mayvavo LL - Ghorwane * VANA VA NDOTA (2005) # Beijinhos # Vana-Va-Ndota # Nudez # Xindzavane # Kadinfuna # Tlhanga # Ubiwilitolo # Tlhary # Ndzava # Guidema # Livengo # Xitchukete # Tlhivhi

References and external links

# Ghorwane was featured in episode 5 of the BBC productio
The African Rock 'n' Roll Years
# Ghorwane in Real World Record
website
{{Authority control Mozambican music Real World Records artists Musical groups established in 1983