Music of Zimbabwe: Insingizi Live in Studio

The members of Insingizi , a Zimbabwean musical trio, join Tom in Studio A. They specialize in performing inspiring concerts full of harmonious singing, call-and-response chanting, hand percussion and energetic choreography. The ensemble is stopping in the Baltimore area for the free Patterson Park Summer Series, at which they will perform this Sunday at 6:30 p.m., as well as in Washington, D.C. for Serenade: A JFK 100 Celebration , before making their way to Germany later in July. Today, they join Tom in studio to offer a little preview of what's to come this weekend. Members Dumisani ----Rama---- Moyo and ----Blessings---- Nqo Nkomo are here with de facto leader of the ensemble, Vusa Mkhaya . Their performance today features ----Boom Boom Jeys---- (working translation: ----It is important to know who we are and where we come from, so that we know where we are going----), and the South African hymn ----Siyahamba---- (Zulu for ----We Are Marching----), which closes out the show. Email us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.