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'Bongo Love' to perform at Marshall
HUNTINGTON -- Bongo Love, a musical group from Zimbabwe, will perform 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Smith Recital Hall on the Huntington campus of Marshall University. The concert is free and open to the public.
The quartet has fused styles from all over the world with the sounds of their native Zimbabwe to create music, combining theatrics, dance and impromptu call-and-response vocal styles. Concert organizers say it will appeal to people with an interest in traditional music, jazz, reggae, pop or just a night of great dancing.
The members of Bongo Love utilize instruments native to their culture, including the mbira, an instrument with between 22 and 28 metal keys affixed to a sounding board.
Bongo Love's first CD, "Afro-Coustics," was released in 2006. They are currently working to complete their second CD, "Rwendo Rwedu" ("Our Journey").
For more information on Bongo Love, e-mail bongolovemusic@gmail.com or visit their Web site at www.bongolovemusic.com for music clips and photos.
For more information contact Steve Hall at 304-696-6468 or at hallj@marshall.edu.
