Libandzuwa
The Power of the Sun
The long-awaited full-length album by Nyttu Chongo
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See a Performance
Nkovu Wa Xivavu
Clip of the song Phulani performed during the Nkovu Wa Xivavu (“A Celebration of Pain”) performance at the Cedar Cultural Center’s Cedar Commissions showcase
February 2022
Phulani Live at the Ordway
Excerpts from the performance of Phulani (“Open Your Ears”) on the Ordway Concert Hall Stage
July 2024
Folk Roots Festival
Community performance in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
October 2020
Nkovu Wa Xivavu
Clip of the song Ubuntu performed during the Nkovu Wa Xivavu (“A Celebration of Pain”) performance at the Cedar Cultural Center’s Cedar Commissions showcase
February 2022
Nyttu Chongo was a 2020 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grantee. The Artist Initiative grant program is designed to support and assist professional Minnesota artists at various stages in their careers by encouraging artistic development, nurturing artistic creativity, and recognizing the contributions of individual artists to the creative environment of the state of Minnesota. Grants are awarded for projects that will enhance or expand artistic skills or process, and advance an artist’s career by helping them generate greater visibility with and exposure to potential audiences. With this grant, Nyttu Chongo produced his first album titled Libandzuwa: The Power of the Sun, which was released in July 2021 and is available for purchase wherever music is sold. Read more about the State Arts Board program here.