Flying Bantu plays a unique, non-traditional 21st century take on African music that embodies a quirky, funk-rock-reggae expression. This fusion speaks of various influences that expand beyond the continent and breaks stereotypes, creating a universal African musical sensibility that permeates the senses. Their versatile live stage performance is both powerful and inspiring and continues to be requested by a diverse range of people from around the continent.

Flying Bantu come from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.. Between 2016 and early 2018, the five-piece act recorded a five-track EP (“Cruising Attitude”, 2017) and a ten-track album “Ceasefire” released in March 2019 featuring the track Sunshine City which saw the band win a NAMA award for best music video in 2019.

They are becoming a recurring feature on the local and regional African music scene, this was echoed by their debut main stage performance at the 2018 Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) where they performed alongside powerhouses such as SA’s Lira and Freshly Ground. In November of that year, the band had the honour of opening the stage for yet another music icon when they were asked to share the stage with Johnny Clegg in front of thousands of fans at his last performance ever. Their performance at ACCES 2022 in Dar es Salaam was rated as one of the best of the conference, so what out, they are coming in strong!