{"id":22675,"date":"2023-09-29T14:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=22675"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:27:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:27:42","slug":"zimbabwean-a-cappella-quartet-nobuntu-to-perform-transylvanias-smith-concert-on-nov-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2023\/09\/zimbabwean-a-cappella-quartet-nobuntu-to-perform-transylvanias-smith-concert-on-nov-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwean a cappella quartet Nobuntu to perform Transylvania\u2019s Smith Concert on Nov. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nobuntu, an internationally acclaimed female a cappella quartet from Zimbabwe, headlines this year’s Smith Concert on Nov. 4 at Transylvania University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performing a range of music including songs from their home country, gospel and Afro jazz, the ensemble takes the stage of Haggin Auditorium at 7 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We’re super excited to bring Nobuntu to campus this fall,” music professor Greg Partain said. “They’re in a class of their own, and they exude joy \u2014 about singing, music and life. We can all use an evening of joy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their voice performances are augmented by minimal percussion, dance and traditional instruments like the mbira (thumb piano).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobuntu<\/a> has entertained audiences at concert halls and festivals around the world to much acclaim, earning awards such as Best Musician of the Year at the Zimbabwe International Women Awards in London and the Best Imbube Group at the Bulawayo Arts Awards in Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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