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Moreira Chonguiça

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Moreira Chonguiça is a Mozambican jazz saxophonist.[1] In 2010 he started a jazz festival, Morejazz, in Maputo; artists invited to play at the festival also hold master-classes at the Eduardo Mondlane University of the city.[2] In June 2010 his group The Moreira Project opened the Standard Bank Jazz Festival in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.[3] He collaborated with Manu Dibango on the album M & M, which was released in 2017.[4]

Discography

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  • The Moreira Project Vol 1 - The Journey (2005)
  • The Moreira Project Vol 2 - Citizen of the World (2009)
  • Khanimambo (2011)
  • MP Reloaded (2013)
  • Sensasons (2014)
  • Live at Polana Serena Hotel (2015)
  • M & M: Moreira Chonguica & Manu Dibango (2017)

References

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  1. ^ The Afro-jazz of Moreira Chonguiça. Focus on Africa. BBC. Accessed October 2018.
  2. ^ Struan Douglas (28 February 2017). Music festival in Maputo adds to creative economy: The annual Morejazz event in Mozambique attracts 6,000 visitors to the capital’s multi-ethnic and multiracial cultural energy. BusinessDay. Accessed October 2018.
  3. ^ Atiyyah Khan (24 June 2010). Moreira Project - Original Brand of Jazz. AllAfrica. Accessed October 2018.
  4. ^ Socrates Mbamalu (7 April 2017). Moreira Chonguica and Manu Dibango release an album M&M. This Is Africa. Accessed October 2018.
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