Monoswezi

Monoswezi is a trans-national music collective composed of Hope Masike, Calu Tsemane, Hallvard Godal, Putte Johander (bass), and Erik Nylander. The band's name is a portmanteau from the first few letters of the members’ respective nationalities: Mozambique, Norway, Sweden and Zimbabwe. Monoswezi is also a combination of the Greek word “mono”, meaning “one”, and “swezi”, which means “world” in a native South African dialect. Their music has been classified as a fusion between Scandinavian and African music, under the expansive “jazz” umbrella.