MUSIC

October 2020

German Week 2020 in Maputo - Music & Poetry Workshop

Financed by German Embassy Maputo

Music workshop with Mozambican students from the German course of PASCH initiative and CCMA in Maputo. 18 students wrote poetry in german, about global solidarity, and recorded them in a funky song, producing a song video and a making of in the process. In COVID19 times, singing about global solidarity is more urgent than ever. The whole workshop production was actually implemented in distant conditions,involving separated teams in Inhambane and Maputo.

The poetry and music workshop was conducted by Lucy E. Knollmeyer, lucyfusion ARTS&PROJECTS, Maputo

The music was directed by Roland Pickl and produced in Studio Bom Dia, Inhambane.

The voices were recorded in Rádio Moçambique, Maputo (Samo Elias Gany Cosme, Nelson Miguel)

The song video was produced by Mango Sound.

The making of Video was produced by Fotofilm.

The images were filmed by Yafole Studio.

Writers & Singers:

Moisés Sambo

Helder Rófino Matimbe

Aristóteles Lissave

Átila Gaspar da Silva Cézar

Euclidio Rafael Cardo

Nilza Sergio Sitoe

Whitney Cuna

Adelium da Conceição Castelo Amosse

Adelina Ernâni Ambrósio

Gerson Arlindo José

Niquice Xavier Manjate

Dirce da Gloria Lombene

Pedro Osório Mondlane

Joaquim Braiton

Marta Águida Machava

Alfredo Guambe

Celestina Chelly Santos

Arlindo Manjoruane Langa Junior

Musicians:

Roland Pickl - Guitars, Keyboards

Kurt Toncar - Bass

Bernd Bogensberger - Drums

Pierre Dufloo - Saxophone

Sima - Drums

November 2019

German Week 2019 in Maputo - Music Workshop & Live Concert Recording

Financed by CCMA (Centro Cultura Moçambicano-Alemão) & international partners

Music Workshop with Mozambican students from the CCMA and UEM german course in Maputo. Between 27th and 30th of November, 15 students wrote lyrics aiming at promoting german language learning in Mozambique. They were mentored and recorded by Positivo Mozambique production team, through their mobile studio. The music was produced with the participation of local established musicians Djibra Mussa and Toni Chabuca, in an austrian-like music style. Eventually the song was performed live by the whole group, in front of a mixed mozambican-international audience, in the CCMA garden, Maputo.