Mama Mosambiki is the title of the first album by Eyuphuro

Eyuphuro

Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. Name of the band means "whirlwind".-History:...

, produced in 1990 by Womad Music.

Zena Bakar and Gimo Remane (the female and male vocalists in the band) wrote the songs full of the traditional Mozambican rhythms, with the texts providing a sharp commentary on some of the modern social values.

The blurb on the sleeve describes the album:

"Many of the songs focus upon the social and cultural background of relationships between men and women in modern Mozambique. From one point of view the album can be seen as an attempt to deal with some of the negative attitudes of Mozambican menfolk."

As few people outside Mozambique will understand the texts, you can just enjoy the atmosphere the music evokes.

The song "Akatswela" was later used for the soundtrack of the movie Jungle 2 Jungle

Jungle 2 Jungle

Jungle 2 Jungle is a 1997 comedy feature film starring Tim Allen, Martin Short and Sam Huntington. It is an American remake of the 1994 French film Un indien dans la ville . Jungle 2 Jungles plot follows the original film fairly closely...

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Track listing

• Samukhela (The Nostalgic Man)
• Mwanuni (The Bird)
• Akatswela (Love Is So Bewildering)
• We Awaka (You Are Mine)
• Kihiyeny (Leave Me Alone)
• Nifungo (The Key of the House)
• Oh Mama (Oh Mother!)
• Nuno Maalani (A Single Mother of a Single Mother)