Otto And The Mutapa Calling

Otto And The Mutapa Calling is a colourful celebration of southern African music and culture. The London-based African marimba band plays energetic, joyful music from Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana, covering traditional and original compositions, and popular southern African covers. The marimba band’s sound is full of energy and pulsating rhythms and its music shares the rich cultures, histories and stories of the people of southern Africa. 

Formed in 2017, the marimba band is led by Otto Gumaelius who started playing African music on the marimba in the late 1990s in Botswana. The band is currently comprised of musicians from Botswana, Zimbabwe, and the UK, and is the only active professional southern African marimba band of its kind in the UK. The marimba band performs regularly at weddings, festivals, private parties and corporate events, as well as leading music workshops on the marimba, mbira, dance and drums.

https://www.ottoandthemutapacalling.com