Basadi ba Mintsu is an all-woman, transnational, political art music collective comprised of four women from Brazil, Cuba, Mozambique, & South Africa
The members of Basadi's musical and poetic escape are, Beauty Sitoe (Mozambique) Ekaterine Triana James (Cuba), Serati Maseko (South Africa) and Yuru Yayungai (Brazil). They formed Basadi ba Mintsu to celebrate art and their common African ancestry through their musicality, uniting elements and sounds of traditional African music (with mbiras, guitars, violin and percussion).
Using the metaphor of the elements and cycles of nature as a symbol of female fertility and creation, they blend their diverse musical and cultural origins with the common ground they share: their African ancestry. A celebrate of sisterhood and a tribute to the women that came before, Basadi ba Mintsu, is translated as "women of roots". In concert, they present African folk songs, poetry, Brazilian and Cuban spirituals, and original compositions by the collective.
The Basadi presentation has two formats. An acoustic format with the accompaniment of cajón, and the electric format with drums and bass.
