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Otto & The Mutapa Calling is a lively London-based marimba band playing energetic, joyful music from Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe, including folk songs, original songs, and popular southern African covers. The band's setup includes soprano, tenor, and baritone marimbas, mbira, hosho, drumming, and singing, with both traditional and contemporary dances. The marimba band's sound is full of energy and pulsating rhythms - and our music shares the rich cultures, histories, and stories of the people of southern Africa.
The band was officially formed in 2017 by band leader Otto Gumaelius, who started playing African music on the marimba in the late 1990s in Botswana, and the band is comprised of musicians from Botswana, Zimbabwe, and the UK.
Some highlights from our 2018 summer performances include Wandsworth Arts Fringe, All Points East Festival, Heritage Zimbabwe Festival, Make Music UK Day, From The Forest Festival, Art Night London, One Love Festival, and Leytonstone Street Festival.
Otto & The Mutapa Calling is a unique and colorful experience and is the only active professional marimba band of its kind in all of Europe.
The band was officially formed in 2017 by band leader Otto Gumaelius, who started playing African music on the marimba in the late 1990s in Botswana, and the band is comprised of musicians from Botswana, Zimbabwe, and the UK.
Some highlights from our 2018 summer performances include Wandsworth Arts Fringe, All Points East Festival, Heritage Zimbabwe Festival, Make Music UK Day, From The Forest Festival, Art Night London, One Love Festival, and Leytonstone Street Festival.
Otto & The Mutapa Calling is a unique and colorful experience and is the only active professional marimba band of its kind in all of Europe.
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