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Moss Vault: Musical Performance with Nobuntu (Online Event)
Venue: Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Nobuntu
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Time: 8:00 AM - 11:55 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech continues their online series the Moss Vault with the musical performance featuring the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu, starting on Monday, June 1, 2020 at 5:00 pm through Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at midnight.

Just because you can’t currently attend performances in the Moss Arts Center's spectacular theatre doesn’t mean you can’t experience unforgettable music, dance, and theatre right where you are.

For a limited time, we’re raising the curtain on past performances from our archives. Find a new performance here each week. Each performance will only be available for two days, so don’t miss your chance to see what we’ve released from our video vault.

A female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu has drawn acclaim for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro-jazz to gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments, and authentic dance movements. The ensemble represents a new generation of young African women singers who celebrate and preserve their culture, beauty, and heritage through art.

The word Nobuntu is an African concept that values humbleness, love, unity, and family from a woman’s perspective. The ensemble’s mission is the belief that music can be an important vehicle for change, one that transcends racial, tribal, religious, gender, and economic boundaries.

Nobuntu was nominated for Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London in 2015 and has performed at festivals and concert halls in Italy, Austria, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and throughout Africa. The ensemble was a huge critical success at Trans-Vocal in Frankfurt and Voice Mania in Vienna. Their first tour to Canada in 2016 included performances in Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Victoria.

Links:

• http://www.nobuntu-music.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Nobuntu5
• https://www.youtube.com/user/10thDistrictMusic/videos

The performance was performed live on Thursday, September 26, 2019.

To view the performance, visit: https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/moss-vault.html.

The performance will only be available for three days before being removed.

For more information, visit: https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2020/04/mac-virtualprogramming.html or https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/moss-vault.html or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or call 540-231-5300.