Born in Maputo, Mozambique and raised rural province of Gaza, Mozambique, music was my companion in the fields with my cattle and goats, and eventually a calling from my ancestors. This calling brought me to Minnesota, where music has become my most authentic form of self-expression and connection.

I play music to heal myself and my community. I believe that the past lives on today, it is a part of the here and now. Each person has his own ancestral inheritance of values and culture that he must share—just like a river cannot reject what flows in from its headwaters. Connecting with our ancestors helps us to understand who we are and where we come from. The soul—the ancestral root—is so deep that it can change the destiny of its descendants. Music connects to that root, and so, to our ancestors. It is with this humble beginning that I accept the call of my family’s ancestors to share our music.