| Lead singer Sekuru
A.K.A. Gabriel Makamanzi from Chimanimani in Zimbabwe started playing
Mbira,(thumb piano) marimbas, Hosho and Ngoma at 13. He joined The
Mighty Spiders Crew aged 18 before a stint with the famous Zimbabwean
musicians Andy Brown and Ambuya Stella Chiweshe. He moved to Belfast in
2003 where he started the band 'Talking Drum' with Wilson Magwere.
Norman Muza from Harare, Zimbabwe
started playing percussion at the age of 6 and went on to play Mbira and
Marimba, Ngoma and Hosho at the age of 15, followed by Guitar and Bass
Guitar. He joined his first professional band Mighty Spiders Crew and
Savannah Arts shortly after and has also played with Heritage Survival,
Hohodza and spent many hours in in the recording studio. He moved from
Zimbabwe to Manchester, England in 2002 and moved to Belfast in February
2008 to join up with his old friend Gabriel Makamanzi and The Afresh
Band.
Click Here for audio sample from CD 'UPENYU'
by Sekuru
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Afresh frequently
includes 3 more members making a truly international line-up. These
musicians are:
Ján Uhrin from Trebišov,
Slovakia who started playing Drums aged 11 before later taking up the
Bass guitar. Ján played in several Slovakian bands including Arcon,
Bohéma and Energy.
Peter Uhrin took up the
sticks and began playing drums at nine years old. His first band Arcon
also featured his brother Ján on Bass. Together they have built up a
large body of both live and recording experience.
Krzysztof Malinski from
Pila in Poland played the Flute aged 8 and took up the Saxophone at the
age of 16. He has been involved in various musical projects including
Tom Horn, CoramPublico, Strachy na Lachy in Poland and more recently
Stella Chiweshe, The Motion Project & Living:Stone before joining The
Afresh in 2008. |
