Bhundu Boys Concert History

The Bhundu Boys was a Zimbabwean band that played a mixture of chimurenga music with American rock and roll, disco and pop influences. Their style became known as jit, and is quite popular across Africa, with some international success.

Past Bhundu Boys Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 29, 1997 –
Sep 01, 1997
Bumbershoot 1997
L7 / Shawn Colvin / Sneaker Pimps / Sugar Ray / Reel Big Fish / Smash Mouth / Spiritualized / Terrance Simien / Kristin Hersh / jimmy thackery / mark o'connor / Foo Fighters / Blues Traveler / Los Lobos / Beck / Tenacious D / Sheryl Crow / David Cross / Quasi / Margaret Cho / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Zap Mama / Robyn Hitchcock / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / cornershop / Guillermo Gomez-pena / Layne Redmond / James Cotton / Critters Buggin / Sky Cries Mary / Don Walser / Michael Penn / Tarnation / Jane Siberry / Goodness / Zuba / Super Deluxe / Bhundu Boys / Dick Dale / The Skatalites / Tom Robbins / Candye Kane & the Swingin' Armadillos / The Compadres / Alurista / Mary Lou Lord / Chris Smither / Shooglenifty / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Michael Ondaatje / Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women / Geggy Tah / Sleater-Kinney / Sweet Water / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Engine 54 / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Amy Rigby / Robert Pinsky / Cake / Scott McCaughey / The Picketts / Ben Lee / John Haines / Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys / Friends of Dean Martinez / Steve Forbert / The Neville Brothers / Lisa Buscani / Tuatara / Marvin Bell / Joan Osborne / Sonic Youth / David Byrne / Built to Spill / Elliott Smith / Dog's Eye View / Pond / Soul Coughing / Galactic / King Chango / Jim White / Karen Pernick / Bill And Bonnie Hearne / James Ellroy / Let's Go Bowling / Subminute: Radio / El Vez / L.a. Project / Peter Buck / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg / Barbara Wilson / The Toasters / Barret Martin / Curtis Hanson / MxPx / Wilco Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicates for Aug 29, 1997
Aug 21, 1997 –
Aug 25, 1997
Greenbelt Festival 1997
all star united / Over the Rhine / Vigilantes of Love / Why? / Split Level / Delirious / Bhundu Boys / Bennet / cornershop / 3 Colours Red / Sneaker Pimps / Iain Archer / Blue Amazon / Choir / Christine Collister / Corduroy / Dissident Prophet / DJ Vadim / Dan Donovan / The Electrics / Halcyon Days / Inter / Martyn Joseph / Kato / Lamb / Phil Madeira / Bill Mallonee / Monk / Charlie Peacock / Seven / Switchfoot / Pierce Pettis / To Hell With Burgundy / Juliet Turner / Norma Waterson / Eliza Carthy / Weapons Of Sound / Goldie / Ruth / DJ Rap / Rick Elias / GLASSHOUSE / Raze / Iona (UK) Show all bands
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Deene Park Corby, England, United Kingdom
Nov 19, 1993
Bhundu Boys Moseley Dance Centre Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 03, 1993 –
Jul 04, 1993
Fleadh Mor 1993
Bob Dylan / Van Morrison / Jimmy Cliff / Jerry Lee Lewis / Joan Baez / John Prine / luka bloom / Ray Charles / Bhundu Boys / Moving Hearts / The Golden Horde
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Tramore, Ireland
Aug 25, 1989 –
Aug 27, 1989
Reading Festival 1989
New Order / My Bloody Valentine / The Pogues / Billy Bragg / Butthole Surfers / Swans / The Sugarcubes / Jesus Jones / The Mission / The House of Love / The Wonder Stuff / New Model Army / Les Négresses Vertes / Pop Will Eat Itself / Loop / Tom Robinson / The Mighty Lemon Drops / John Wesley Harding / Voice of the Beehive / Ted Hawkins / That Petrol Emotion / The Men They Couldn't Hang / Green On Red / Something Happens / Mary Coughlan / Bhundu Boys / Gutter Brothers / Tackhead / Spacemen 3 / sons of the desert / Sally Timms / Crazyhead / Gaye Bykers On Acid / Stephen Fearing / Joolz / The Senators / World Domination Enterprises / Gregson And Collister / King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys / The River Detectives / Head of David / Cropdusters / Hank Wangford / Los Pistoleros / God's Little Monkeys / Andy Pawlak / Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas / The Jack Rubies / Frank Sidebottom / To Hell With Burgundy / Andrew Cunningham / The Dinner Ladies / Shanty Dam / Orchestre Jazira / All Because the Lady Loves / Mccavity's Cat / The Wedding Present Show all bands
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Reading, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Aug 25, 1989
Jun 17, 1989 –
Jun 19, 1989
Glastonbury Festival 1989
Pixies / Van Morrison / Elvis Costello / The Proclaimers / Donovan / Suzanne Vega / Lucinda Williams / The Waterboys / Youssou N'Dour / black uhuru / Womack And Womack / The Wonder Stuff / Hothouse Flowers / Throwing Muses / Fela Kuti / ozric tentacles / All About Eve / Ted Hawkins / Flaco Jimenez / Martin Carthy / Mahotella Queens / Bhundu Boys / Martin Stephenson / David Rudder / The Daintees / Fairground Attraction / Surprize / Ruby Blue / Over the Moon / And all because the lady loves / Gong Maison / Screech Rock / The Late Road Lunatics / Rory McLeod Show all bands
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Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 19, 1988
The Damned / Aswad / Aztec Camera / Big Audio Dynamite / Bhundu Boys / The Men They Couldn't Hang / New Model Army / Joe Strummer / World Domination Enterprises
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Milton Keynes Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Jun 18, 1988 –
Jun 19, 1988
FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth
The Stranglers / Aswad / Howard Jones / All About Eve / Martin Stephenson & The Daintees / Joe Strummer / Sam Brown / Runrig / Do Re Mi / Furniture / Rhythm Sisters / Buddy Curtess / The Damned / Big Audio Dynamite / Aswad / Aztec Camera / New Model Army / Joe Strummer / Bhundu Boys / The Men They Couldn't Hang / The Screaming Blue Messiahs / Ghost Dance / World Domination Enterprises / michelle shocked Show all bands
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Milton Keynes Bowl Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 18, 1988
Oct 28, 1987
Bhundu Boys The Town & Country Club Kentish Town, UK
Oct 08, 1987
Bhundu Boys
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Newcastle University Students' Union Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Oct 01, 1987
Bhundu Boys Buttermarket Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
Aug 20, 1987
Madonna / Level 42 / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys

Who’s That Girl Tour

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Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 19, 1987
Madonna / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys

Who’s That Girl World Tour 1987

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Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 18, 1987
Madonna / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys

Who’s That Girl World Tour

  Photos   Setlists
Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 18, 1987
Aug 15, 1987
Madonna / Level 42 / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys

Who's That Girl World Tour

  Photos   Setlists
Roundhay Park Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Aug 07, 1987
Madonna / Hue & Cry / Level 42 / Bhundu Boys

Whos That Girl Tour

  Photos   Setlists
The Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Mar 06, 1987
Bhundu Boys / Distant Cousins Manchester International One Manchester, England, United Kingdom

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Madonna / Level 42 / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys on Aug 15, 1987 [689-small]

Madonna / Level 42 / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys
Aug 15, 1987
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Madonna / Hue & Cry / Level 42 / Bhundu Boys on Aug 7, 1987 [746-small]

Madonna / Hue & Cry / Level 42 / Bhundu Boys
Aug 7, 1987
 Pontiac, Michigan, United States
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Madonna / Level 42 / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys on Aug 20, 1987 [692-small]

Madonna / Level 42 / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys
Aug 20, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Madonna / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys on Aug 18, 1987 [767-small]

Madonna / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys
Aug 18, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Madonna / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys on Aug 19, 1987 [768-small]

Madonna / Hue and Cry / Bhundu Boys
Aug 19, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth on Jun 18, 1988 [632-small]

FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth
Jun 18 - 19, 1988
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth on Jun 18, 1988 [633-small]

FESTIVAL 88 Amnesty International Festival Of Youth
Jun 18 - 19, 1988
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Reading Festival 1989 on Aug 25, 1989 [837-small]

Reading Festival 1989
Aug 25 - 27, 1989
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Bhundu Boys on Oct 8, 1987 [289-small]

Bhundu Boys
Oct 8, 1987
 Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Steve Taylor

Genres:

World
Afropop
African
Africa
Zim Urban Groove
Zimbabwe
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Latest Setlist (06/17/1989):

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  1. Chimbira
  2. Jit Jive
  3. My Foolish Heart
  4. Ndoitasei
  5. Simbimbino
  6. Jekesa (Come On Let's Join Hands)

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Concerts Per Year:

1997 2 concerts
1993 2 concerts
1989 2 concerts
1988 2 concerts
1987 9 concerts

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