Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness, Glastonbury Festival, 2019

Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness (BCUC) are a six/ seven member band from Soweto, South Africa.[1] Their music has been described as "afro-psychedelic future pop".[2][1]

The band formed in 2003, and sings in all 11 of the official languages of South Africa.[3] The band consists of Nkosi "Jovi" Zithulele, Kgomotso Mokone, Thabo "Cheex" Mangle, Mritho Luja, Lehlohonolo "Hloni" Maphunye, and Skhumbuzo Mahlangu, with Mosebetsi Ntsimande of the band Uju as a featured bassist.[2]

Albums

In 2018, BCUC released their second album, Emakhosini.[4][1] They recorded the album in Lyon.[3] The Guardian gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing the album as full of "stirring harmony vocals" and describing it as echoing the "township styles" of South African popular music.

In 2019, their third album, "The Healing" came out.[5] The Guardian gave The Healing 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "continuing to surprise" and "exhilarating".[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Denselow, Robin (March 22, 2018). "BCUC: Emakhosini review – Soweto seven-piece shake up South African music" – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. 1 2 "Profile of South African afro-psychedelic future pop sextet Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness". africasacountry.com.
  3. 1 2 "World Music Matters - Soweto's BCUC: psychosomatic flows grow on you". RFI. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. ↑ "BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness) perform a session for Red Bull". Red Bull.
  5. ↑ Denselow, Robin (May 17, 2019). "BCUC: The Healing review | Robin Denselow's world music album of the month" – via www.theguardian.com.
  6. ↑ Denselow, Robin (2019-05-17). "BCUC: The Healing review | Robin Denselow's world music album of the month". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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