Founded in Zimbabwe, Black Umfolosi International have travelled across the world to join us in Chester to present one of the African continent’s most revered vocal groups.
With more than three decades of international touring behind them, Black Umofolsi International (BUI) shows feature a cappella songs in many of the languages of southern Africa, as well as almost non-stop dancing. The imbube music they perform is a fusion of traditional Zulu music and more modern genres. The songs are delivered with passion, integrity and humour.
The group also performs in colourful African attire, usually changing their apparel a couple of times during any given show. One of the highlights of any BUI performance is their famous gumboot dance, a tradition which originated in the mines of southern Africa. Dancers perform bare-chested wearing hard hats and long gumboots as they execute incredible feats of dance and percussion. For 42 years BUI has been a leading proponent of their style of traditional music, singing on five continents.
In the tradition of African performers like Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Black Umfolosi International have become favourites around the world, due to their natural ability to communicate passion and feeling in their performances.
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