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	Marrabenta: National Geographic World Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Marrabenta is the rough and tumble urban dance sound that originated in the country's capitol, Maputo (then called Lourenço Marques) in the 1950s.
		Marrabenta incorporated a local folk rhythm called the "Majika" into its mix, as well as sea-born foreign sounds like calypso and Angolan pop that were often heard in the port of Maputo.
		Early on, marrabenta groups drew the ire of the colonial authorities simply by singing in African languages, instead of the state-approved tongue of Portuguese.
	worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com /worldmusic/view/page.basic/genre/content.genre/marrabenta_751 (490 words)

	Wazimbo Artist info
		Marrabenta was the rough-edged, urban dance music of Mozambique which emerged in the 50´s.
		It became strongly associated with the struggle for independence and was almost completely wiped out (along with Mozambique's music industry) by the bitter civil war, which raged throughout the country during the 80´s.
		Accompanied by the controversial social vocals sung in "Ronga" and "Shangana", "Marrabenta" was played on self constructed guitars from fuel canisters and fishing wire, often struck so hard the strings snapped.
	www.piranha.de /records/english/artists/art_wazimbo.htm (592 words)

	Wazimbo & Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique / cdRoots
		He became the lead vocalist of "Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique" in 1979 and worked with various members from the the big band of RM.
		Marrabenta was the rough-edged, urban dance music of Mozambique which emerged in the 50´s.
		Accompanied by the controversial social vocals sung in "Ronga" and "Shangana", "Marrabenta" was played on self constructed guitars from fuel canisters and fishing wire, often struck so hard the strings snapped.
	www.cdroots.com /hm-wazimbo.html (552 words)

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		A marrabenta está associada a um ritmo bastante vivo e a uma forma de dançar extremamente sensual a que muitos leigos emprestam laivos de erotismo.
		The Marrabenta is associated to a lively rhythm and to from of an extremely sensual dancing, to which many laic believe to hint at eroticism.
		There is of course the tendency to explore this facet of the Marrabenta, where the constant encircling of the bodies and the waddling of the hips is essential in the rhythmic expression, giving it that sensuality which gave it its fame, as too with other non-war dances disappearing from their original rural milieus.
	poloniamozambik.tripod.com /Taniec_marrabenta.txt (1012 words)

	Music of Mozambique - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marrabenta is the best-known form of music from Mozambique.
		Marrabenta was born as a fusion of imported European music played on improvised materials.
		The most influential early marrabenta performer was Fany Pfumo, whose fame began after the success of "Loko ni kumbuka Jorgina".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Mozambique (559 words)

	Splendid E-zine reviews: The Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique
		Marrabenta, a popular music style from Mozambique, seems to be one of those musics that it's impossible not to move to.
		Marrabenta seems to be primarily distinguished by a rapidly repeated guitar figure that's played alongside a thumping 2/4 beat.
		The producers of Marrabenta Mozambique clearly put a lot of effort into representing the whole spectrum of the Mozambique marrabenta scene, from the "grand old men" to the newer generations of musicians, and the result is an impressively diverse and lively batch of tracks.
	www.splendidezine.com /reviews/jul-2-01/marrabenta.html (370 words)

	Mabulu: Karimbo - PopMatters Music Review
		Marrabenta was invented in urban Mozambique during the colonial period, as musicians tried to adapt foreign musical instruments to their own conditions and materials.
		Marrabenta made a comeback in the country in the post-independence period, but the younger urban generation has since developed its own, indigenous form of Western-influenced oppositional music: rap.
		The formula for most numbers is for one of the veteran marrabenta vocalists (Antonio Marcos or Lisbao Matavel) to sing, and for the vocals to be punctuated by a rap from Chiquito or a ragga rap from Mr.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/mabulu-karimbo.shtml (661 words)

	various artists, The Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Marrabenta is rhythmic dance music intended to express joy and celebration and was, in fact, considered dangerous by the colonial Portuguese authorities.
		It is music with a strong grounding in tradition, and like its musical counterparts around the world, marrabenta performers range from the "grand old men" to new young musicians.
		There's plenty of contrast, such as that between the laid back "Maria Teresa" from Dilon Djindji, marrabenta's grandest old man, and the heartfelt "Africa" from Nene, the youngest artist represented on the album.
	www.rambles.net /roughguide_marramoz.html (184 words)

	What's New In World Music
		Those were the two main ingredients that made up Mozambique's first guitars and the origins of marrabenta - a form of musical rebellion, first against the colonizers and then against the aggressors to the south that propped up Mozambique's civil war.
		During the war of liberation, the colonial government closed numerous marrabenta venues on the grounds that they were terrorist centers.
		Marrabenta falls under música ligeira, a genre that was originally played for the ruling class.
	www.urbanmozaik.com /2001.nov_issue/nov01_music.html (1723 words)

	Don't ask me about marrabenta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mabulu, Soul Marrabenta (World Music Network, 2001) Mabulu epitomise a new energy and creativity, pushing Mozambican music to new heights, to be heard and noticed beyond the country's.
		The Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique is a relatively broad snapshot of marrabenta music as performed by three generations.
		Marrabenta is rhythmic dance music intended to express joy and...
	marrabenta.alexaranker.net (518 words)

	Marrabenta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marrabenta is a form of Mozambican dance music.
		Marrabenta is influenced by Mozambican and Portuguese folk music and the Western popular music.
		Marrabenta became popular in 1980s with bands like Eyuphuro and Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marrabenta (129 words)

	Amazon.ca: Soul Marrabenta (Mozambique): Music: Mabulu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		There's a gentle persuasiveness behind all the tracks on Mabulu's lovely Soul Marrabenta, which is fitting, given their didactic intent.
		For this Mozambican group--which grew out of the urban marrabenta tradition reflected in The Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique--is determined to help its country reconstruct itself.
		Soul Marrabenta, with its informative liner-notes, may well impel listeners to track the music to its source...
	www.amazon.ca /Soul-Marrabenta-Mozambique-Mabulu/dp/B00005KIYP (450 words)

	Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique - AOL Music
		Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique - AOL Music
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	Amazon.co.uk: Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique: Music: Various Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		This superb compilation demonstrates why, as Marrabenta's grand old men mingle with its newest young stars to create sounds which will make you want to leap out of your chair and dance.
		Marrabenta instruments are traditionally primitive--sometimes made from oil cans, wooden stakes and fishing lines--and even today the backing is basic but the excitement generated is intense.
		The instruments tend to create a sort of lattice-work, through which the voices intertwine and these voices are fascinatingly varied.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Rough-Marrabenta-Mozambique-Various-Artists/dp/B00005A8JX (394 words)

	Music of Mozambique: Rough Guide / RootsWorld Recording Review
		The Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique is a relatively broad snapshot of marrabenta music as performed by three generations of the genre's stars.
		It is generally accepted that the term marrabenta refers to "the urban dance rhythms of Maputo and areas around it," and that it is guitar and percussion led.
		Also representing the club of the original marrabenta stars, often referred to as 'the grand old men', are Alberto Mula and Francisco Mahecuane.
	www.rootsworld.com /reviews/rough-mozam.shtml (567 words)

	Orchestra Marrabenta
		Orchestra Marrabenta fuse European harmonies with local melodies and rhythms in the usual fashion of modern African bands, but there seems, to my ear, to be less of the specifically Portuguese input in their music, save on the unexpected and lovely ballad
		Mostly, Orchestra Marrabenta's music is bright, lively and uptempo, with lyrics that celebrate life's pleasures in a country that has had more than its share of life's horrors; the lineup is two lead guitars, bass, drums, percussion, occasional keyboards, two trumpets and saxophone.
		Most of the lead vocals are handled by male singer Wazimbo, who has that high, caressing, immensely sensual sound which, in part at least, descends from the immense popularity of the French singer Tino Rossi during the Belgian colonial era.
	www.mustrad.org.uk /reviews/marabent.htm (703 words)

	The Rough Guide To Marrabenta Mozambique Cd - Rough Guides - Penguin Readers
		Originating from colonial influences and instruments made from locally available materials, marrabenta shares certain similarities with calypso or salsa.
		The word marrabenta derives from the way the instruments were played the guitars were played strenuously until the strings broke.
		The Rough Guide To Marrabenta Mozambique encompasses the most popular local groups, from the early pioneers to modern day incarnations of this lively beat.
	readers.penguin.co.uk /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,5_9781858288079,00.html (127 words)

	VH1.com : Orchestra Marrabenta Star... : Biography - Urge Music Downloads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique was one of Mozambique's most exciting bands in the 1980s and early-'90s.
		Formed in 1979, Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique served as the house band for Mozambique's national radio station.
		Since the disbanding of Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique, Wazimbo and Mingas have gone on to successful solo careers.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/orchestra_marrabenta_star_/bio.jhtml (208 words)

	Wazimbo Downloads :: calabashmusic.com
		Wazimbo's band, the Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Mozambique, was one of the best known bands in the country, due to its favor with the ruling party and Radio Mocambique.
		The band recorded in Zimbabwe, laying down many dance tracks in the Marrabenta style, but between sessions Wazimbo picked up a guitar and started to sing.
		That was very lucky for us, and for everyone else who has ever been stopped in their tracks by the sheer beauty of this song, which likens a women to a night bird that flies after dark from bar to bar.
	wazimbo.calabashmusic.com (338 words)

	Rhythms Of The World (2): A Roundup of Recent World Music Releases CD Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Marrabenta is the traditional music of Mozambique, and the group Mabulu sees the coming together of two of Marrabenta's elder statesmen (63-year old Lisboa Matavel, and 73-year old Dilon Djindji) with some of the new stars of Mozambique hip hop to create a fusion called Soul Marrabenta.
		The songs tackle a wide range of subjects, including AIDS (which is still a major concern in many African countries), and the floods of 2000; the latter is on a song called "Rosita" named after the baby that was born in a tree which appeared on newscasts throughout the western world.
		I had the great pleasure of catching Mabulu playing live, and "Soul Marrabenta" goes some way to capturing the energy that the band create on stage.
	www.mnblues.com /cdreview/2001/rhythmsoftheworld2-gb.html (944 words)

	Official Ticketmaster site. Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique tickets, dates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		With its dance-inspiring fusion of lively marrabenta, Fena and Xingombela rhythms, Congolese guitar melodies, and the soulful vocals of female singer Mingas and male singer Wazimbo, Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique was one of Mozambique's most exciting bands in the 1980s and early-'90s.
		The group's style of marrabenta, Mozambique's urban dance music, featured two lead guitars set to the harmonic strains of a keyboard, a rhythm section that included bass, drums, and hand percussion, and a horn section featuring two trumpets and saxophone.
		His most successful tune, "Nwahulwana," was used for a global television advertising campaign by Microsoft.
	www.ticketmaster.ca /artist/754501?brand=none (348 words)

	mozambique tag - Last.fm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique – Elisa Gomara Saia
		Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique – Tsiketa Kuni Barassara
		Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique – Elisa gomara saia
	www.last.fm /tag/mozambique (27 words)

	Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	Folk Alley: Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		2 Matilde - Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique
		This compilation has contagious melodies coming from the earlypioneers of marrabenta to the more comtemporary artists.
		Ialready have CD's of Ghorwane,Eyuphuro,and Orchestra MarrabentaStar which the Rough Guide pickedfine examples of their music.Of all the songs present, I especially loved the soulfulvoice of Wazimbo's "Xigevengu".This CD is a "must have" in appreciating the music of Mozambique.
	www.folkalley.com /music/amazon.php?asin=B00005A8JX (130 words)

	Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique : Marrabenta Piquenique - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique : Marrabenta Piquenique - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
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		Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique : Marrabenta Piquenique
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	Official Ticketmaster site. Orchestra Marrabenta Star De Mocambique tickets, dates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	Amazon.com: Rough Guide to Marrabenta Mozambique: Music: Various Artists
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