Black Umfolosi International

Black Umfolosi is an award award-winning acappella singing and traditional dance group that was formed in 1982 by students who wanted to develop themselves and contribute to their communities, in a positive way. The main reason for this initiative was to preserve and revive the Imbube Culture which was at the time invaded by Break Dance and Western Culture, in which it was now facing elimination from African Dance Culture.

The idea of Black Umfolosi came about in 1982 when a group of schoolmates started improvising their own means of entertainment, while at a ZIMFEP Institute. With a gentleness of spirit, a joy of singing and exuberance in dance, Black Umfolosi has touched audiences of all ages locally and internationally since then, and hence having done sixteen recordings.

Black Umfolosi is the best travelled Group in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa, hence having toured extensively nationwide and internationally; in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia. They have represented Zimbabwe at International events such as the Universal Expo 1992 in Spain, the Universal Expo in Portugal 1998 and the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada among many more.