What We Do
Music Production
Recording
Instrument Production
Artist Residency
About Nzango Art Residency
Meet
The Team
Matchume Zango
founder, artistic director, musician and composer
Matchume Zango is a master timbila player, percussionist, composer and producer from Maputo, Mozambique. He holds a Masters degree in Music Performance from the University of Cape Town, where he was also a faculty member. Zango has received financial support for many projects, including his study of indigenous cultural practices in Mozambique, from international donor agencies such as Pro Cultura, Pro Helvetia, the Goethe Foundation, FUNDAC and Music in Africa.
Bela Zango
singer, dancer and administrator of the Nzango residence and studio
Born in Maputo in an artistic family with musician parents. She started dancing at the age of 12 in the group "Ngalanga" of Unit 7. Later she was part of the National Company of Song and Dance and later came to join the dance group "Amor da Noite" where she participated in several national and international digressions. Bela was invited to various musical formations as a chorister for some tours in Portugal and France. In addition, Timbila Muzimba has been asked to participate in local concerts in Mozambique.
Lais Volpe
Project and Social Media Manager, Executive Producer
Environmental art educator, geographer (Universidade Federal Fluminense), postgraduate in community-based cultural policies (FLACSO), master's student at PPCULT-UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense). Member of the Women's Empowerment Movement Baque Mulher Niterói (BR). She is a cultural producer and has been working since 2017 in artistic collaborations between Mozambique, Brazil and other parts of the world. He is currently researching the historical relationships between Portuguese-speaking LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as their artistic and cultural manifestations.