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Afresh Band: Zimbabwe In Belfast - Part One

27/2/2016

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Over the last few months Lamb Films have been hanging out with and filming the Afresh Band, here's part one of our short music documentary. 

Gabriel Makamanzi and the Afresh band, an outfit based in Belfast playing a fusion of Chimurenga music supported by Irish musicians. Afresh became official in 2010 after Makamanzi’s first band in Ireland ‘Talking Drum’ dissolved. 

"Led by Gabriel, the band consists of Irish Traditional, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Latin and Reggae musicians who have added their own flavour to the music though it retains a distinctly Zimbabwean base. As Gabriel shared and taught Zimbabwean music to the band, he also drew inspiration from their backgrounds. In the music you find the use of Irish instrumentation such as banjo, bodhrán, tin whistle and flute, producing a delicious musical experience (if I may abuse the culinary word)" Tadzoka Pswarayi 

All Afresh backing vocals are performed by Irish and English girls. The Chimurenga music is fused with traditional Irish music to produce a beautiful blend dubbed Chidzimba music. 

The Afresh Band members include:

Emma Kennedy and Lauren Cudden - Backing Vocals

Marty McCloskey - Drums

Agrippa Njanina - Bass

Yacine and Allan - Guitar

Joe Campbell - Banjo

Dermot - Bodhran

Anna Polonn - Whistle and Flute

Laurence and Ellain - Saxophone

Ranking Fox - MC

Tom - Trumpet

SPOTIFY LINK:
https://play.spotify.com/album/42vxLqvTKLnC6DiyGRcp3E
YOUTUBE LINK:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9Np9fzP3LAhfOd2AvQbIdQ
ITUNES LINK:
https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1080544377?ls=1&app=itunes
APPLE MUSIC LINK:
http://itunes.apple.com/album/id10805...
GOOGLE PLAY LINK:
https://play.google.com/store/music/artist/Gabriel_Makamanzi_and_the_Afresh_Band?id=Ablbebyg66gq3ajhltbphkeruea
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BANDCAMP LINK:
http://afreshband.bandcamp.com/album/ndangariro

FOR MORE INFO
http://zvembira.com/2016/01/12/gabriel-makamanzi-and-the-afresh-band/

Lamb Films Crew

Larry Cowan - Camera/Director
Ling Gillespie - Camera
Jaimie Richardson - Sound Mixer 
Nicola McHugh - Camera 
Jonathan Cairns - Editor 

LOOKOUT FOR PART 2 IN APRIL 2016 
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