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"Lenna shows the traditional sounds of Mozambique as something almost magical. It's like a pure sound that suddenly comes to your ears and you have to get used to it - which isn't difficult at all."
Ricardo Schott, Pop Fantasma, 2024
Photos by Julia Mataruna, Cédric Demaison & Candy Dauce
ABOUT
ABOUT
Lenna Bahule is a vocalist, composer, and art educator hailing from Mozambique. She is known for her vocal range and arrangements, as well as vibrant rhythms that blend traditional with contemporary sounds from Mozambique and other Afro cultures. Her genre-bending, transcendental and captivating music style is characterized by the use of organic materials to produce music, electronic soundscapes, lyrics in different African and imaginary languages, and immersive body-mind-soul experiences.
Lenna Bahule has collaborated with musicians around the world, including names like Varijashree Venugopal (India), Melanie Bourire (La Réunion), Virginia Rodrigues (Brasil), Mû Mbana (Guinea-Bissau), Paulo Flores (Angola), and Stewart Sukuma (Mozambique).
Bio completa (em Português)
Full bio (in English)
NEW ALBUM
Artwork by Ásíkó
KUMLANGO
KUMLANGO
released with Da Lata Music, 2024/25
KUMLANGO is the title of the new album by Mozambican singer Lenna Bahule. The artist's nomadic spirit is apparent in this body of work, as it builds bridges across space and time, between cultures and rhythms. Drawing on traditional music from Mozambique and other Afro cultures, but not bound by it, KUMLANGO explores different organic and electronic sound textures to create a unique genre-defying soundscape.
Presskit (in English)
Kit de Divulgação (em Português)
read more about the album
read more about the album
KUMLANGO means “portal” in Yaawo, the language of one of the main ethnic and linguistic groups in the Mozambican province of Niassa. In the album's production, led by Lenna Bahule herself, the traditional sounds of Mozambique and other Afro cultures are sung in different languages such as Xitswa, Chope, Shona, creole from the Island of Reunion and Kannada from India, as well as an authentic nomadic language, the result of Lenna's creativity in inventing musical words.
In this work of art, Lenna Bahule draws inspiration from the universal human experience of the cycles of life. Divided into three EPs, the album celebrates a journey of the soul, from ignorance to enlightenment, from the mundane to the mystical. A journey that connects the past to the present by acknowledging ancestral heritage, the work involved in the quest for fulfilment and, finally, the joy of transcendence. The album is an ode to the search for answers.
LIVE PERFORMANCE
LIVE PERFORMANCE
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RECENT RELEASES
KUMLANGO - album
KUMLANGO - album
May 30, 2025 / Da Lata Music
Music & Words by Lenna Bahule, Mingas
Arrangements by Lenna Bahule, Barbatuques
Performed by Lenna Bahule, Ed Woiski, Kiko Woiski, Jovem Palerosi, Marcelo Woloski, Thobile Magagula, Christylz, Varijashree Venugopal, Melanie Bourire, Tó Zé & Phantima Miloro
Produced by Lenna Bahule
Mixed by Estúdio Pratápolis
MATE - EP 3 / KUMLANGO
MATE - EP 3 / KUMLANGO
March 7, 2025 / Da Lata Music
Music & Words by Lenna Bahule
Arrangements by Lenna Bahule
Performed by Lenna Bahule, Ed Woiski, Kiko Woiski, Jovem Palerosi, Marcelo Woloski & Phantima Miloro
Produced by Lenna Bahule
Mixed by Estúdio Pratápolis
Yeté - Single
Yeté - Single
December 20, 2024 / Barbatuques & Lenna Bahule / MCD Records
Music & Words by Lenna Bahule
Arrangements by Lenna Bahule & Barbatuques
Performed by Lenna Bahule, Barbatuques, Christylz
Produced by Lenna Bahule & Barbatuques
Mixed by André Magalhães
Nadawi - EP 2 / KUMLANGO
Nadawi - EP 2 / KUMLANGO
Õctober 4, 2024 / Da Lata Music
Music & Words by Lenna Bahule & Mingas
Performed by Lenna Bahule, Thobile Magagula, Christylz, Varijashree Venugopal, Tó Zé
Produced by Lenna Bahule
Mixed by Estúdio Pratápolis
Conference of the Birds - Single
Conference of the Birds - Single
September 20, 2024 / Da Lata Music
Words & Music by Lenna Bahule
Produced by Lenna Bahule
Mixed by Estúdio Pratápolis
Kwisa - EP 1 / KUMLANGO
Kwisa - EP 1 / KUMLANGO
June 25, 2024 / Da Lata Music
Words by Lenna Bahule
Performed by Lenna Bahule & Melanie Bourire
Produced by Lenna Bahule
Mixed by Estúdio Pratápolis
MORE RELEASES
MORE RELEASES
PERFORMANCES & SHOWCASES
PERFORMANCES & SHOWCASES
2025 Casa Natura, São Paolo, Brasil - KUMLANGO Tour (upcoming)
2025 Showcase, Indian Ocean Music Market (IOMMa), Island of Réunion - KUMLANGO Tour
2025 Casa Velha, Maputo, Mozambique - KUMLANGO Tour
2025 SESC Vila Mariana, Brasil - KUMLANGO Tour
2025 "Adupé", Centro da Terra, São Paolo, Brasil (result of an artistic residency with curation & musical direction by Lenna Bahule, Ed Woiski & Kiko Woiski)
2025 SESC Campinas, Brasil - KUMLANGO Tour
2025 Bona, São Paolo, Brasil - KUMLANGO Tour
2025 SESC Vila Mariana, Brasil (Release MATE - EP 3 / KUMLANGO) - KUMLANGO Tour
2024 SESC Bom Retiro, Brasil (Release NADAWI - EP 2 / KUMLANGO) - KUMLANGO Tour
2024 SESC Pompeia, Brasil (Release KWISA - EP 1 / KUMLANGO) - KUMLANGO Tour
2024 Casa de Francisca, São Paolo, Brasil
2024 Tanto Mar, Portugal
2024 Serralves em Festa, Portugal
2023 Concert Africa-Europa, Centro Cultural Franco Moçambicano, Mozambique
2023 Standard Bank Luju Food & Lifestyle Festival, Eswatini
2023 Lyrics & Spirits US tour, w/ Varijashree Venugopal (IN) and Luisa Lacerda (BR)
2022 Vasikate, Nzango Artist Residency, with Josyara (BR), Mozambique
2022 Residency for Festival Artes a Rua and creation of REVOADA with Tó Zé (PT) and Muhamago (MZ)- Évora, Portugal
2019 Platform Plus Brasil Residency, Feldafing, Germany
PRESS
PRESS
Musica Terra (Aug 2025) “In ‘Kumlango,’ Lenna Bahule transcends language, weaving together ancestral Mozambican rhythms with futuristic electronic soundscapes, creating a profound sonic journey that connects tradition and innovation.”
🔗 https://musica-terra.com/2025/08/06/lenna-bahule-kumlango/
SCREAM & YELL (Jan 2025)
“Lenna Bahule shows the power of technology to evoke ancestral memories, using a unique blend of organic and electronic elements that immerse listeners in a spiritual exploration of identity and heritage.”
🔗 https://screamyell.com.br/site/2025/01/07/lenna-bahule-mostra-a-forca-da-tecnologia-para-evocar-ancestralidades-no-album-kumlango/
Dossier & Factos (Jun 2025)
“Presenting ‘Kumlango’ in Maputo was more than a concert — it was a communal ritual that brought together diverse audiences in a celebration of roots, resilience, and sonic experimentation.”
🔗 https://dossiersefactos.com/2025/06/12/lenna-bahule-apresenta-kumlango-em-duas-noites-especiais-na-casa-velha/
15 Questions – Interview (April 2024)
“Lyrics are information. Information is liberation or imprisonment.”
In this interview, Lenna Bahule discusses her approach to lyrics and the vital role language plays in her music as a tool for communication and freedom.
DW Português para África (2024)
🔗"Batucorpo" de Lenna Bahule: Música através do corpo
The Global Entity – “The dreamers and weavers of Luju festival” (2024)
“Performing at Luju Festival felt like weaving my story into a larger tapestry of collective dreams and histories.”
This feature explores Lenna Bahule’s experience as a performer at the Luju Festival, highlighting her reflections on community and artistic expression.
🔗 https://theglobalentity.com/the-dreamers-and-weavers-of-luju-festival/
Red Carpet – EP52: Interview with Mozambican singer Lenna Bahule (2024)
“Music became my language; it’s how I speak to the world when words are not enough.”
In this interview, Bahule shares how music transcended traditional language barriers, becoming her primary form of expression.
🔗 https://redcarpet-mozambique.podbean.com/e/ep52-interview-with-mozambican-singer-lenna-bahule/
Gerador
“Between body and voice, Lenna preserves not just tradition but the collective memories of her people, creating music that is both intimate and universal.”
🔗 https://gerador.eu/lenna-bahule-a-cantora-mocambicana-que-entre-corpo-e-voz-preserva-a-tradicao-e-as-memorias/
Medium
“Lenna Bahule acts as a nomadic messenger, bridging the musical cultures of Africa and Brazil, and opening pathways for cultural dialogue through her artistic practice.”
🔗 https://medium.com/@coisasdokaue/lenana-bahule-a-n%C3%B4made-mensageira-entre-%C3%A1frica-e-brasil-71ec3640fc4a
Escotilha (2018)
“Her music embodies the connection between voice and body, carrying the spirit of Africa into contemporary soundscapes that resonate across continents.”
🔗 https://escotilha.com.br/musica/lenna-bahule-voz-corpo-e-africa/
AWARDS
AWARDS
2024 Ngoma Jury Award in the category "Female Revelation", Mozambique
2024 "Seed Award", Prince Claus Fund
2019 "Mozal de Arte e Cultura (PMAC) Award" in the category music, Mozambique
2016 Album "Nomâde" among the best 100 albums of the year, Brazil
CONTACT
CONTACT
Management: Andrea Grossenbacher, andrea@phantimacultural.com
Booking global (excl. Brasil): Phantima Cultural, info@phantimacultural.com
Booking Brasil: Jequitibá Cultural, jequitibaculturalarte@gmail.com
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