Timbila Ta Venâncio - Ecos Do Legado: Chopi Timbila Music From Southern Mozambique

Awesome Tapes From Africa presents Timbila Ta Venâncio’s Ecos Do Legado, a recording of Chopi timbila music from southern Mozambique. The group’s members are brothers and sons of the celebrated musician Venâncio Mbande, whose work provides the foundation for this programme.

Recorded at Studio Bom Dia in Inhambane Province in 2026, the album honours Mbande’s legacy and the Chopi tradition. Its ten interconnected pieces follow an established sequence rather than functioning as isolated songs, building an extended musical narrative through the ensemble’s interlocking timbila patterns.

The LP edition carries catalogue number ATFA056LP. The full programme is listed below in its supplied running order, from Mtsitso Wo Kheta to Mtsitso Wogwita. The sequence spans both sides of the record; individual side positions are awaiting confirmation, so the entries are numbered consecutively here.

Label: Awesome Tapes From Africa
Format: LP
Catalogue number: ATFA056LP
Expected release: 4 December 2026
Genre / Style: International, Chopi Timbila

Tracklist

1. 1. Mtsitso Wo Kheta
2. 2. Mtsitso Wa Wumbide
3. 3. Mtsitso Wa Wuraro
4. 4. Mtsitso Wa Wumune
5. 5. Mgeniso
6. 6. Mwemiso
7. 7. Chibudo
8. 8. Mzeno
9. 9. Mabandla
10. 10. Mtsitso Wogwita