Mozambican singer Stewart Sukuma will perform with the Macao Chinese Orchestra (OM) on November 14 at the Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) in Nape, combining African rhythms with traditional Chinese instruments as part of the 8th Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and the Portuguese-speaking Countries (PSCs), according to a recent statement by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC).
Organised by the bureau, the “Stewart Sukuma Concert with the Macao Chinese Orchestra” will begin at 8:00 p.m. at CCM’s Grand Auditorium, with tickets available through Enjoy Macao Ticketing https://ticketing.enjoymacao.mo/en/programme/P-660208, the statement said.
Sukuma is a figure in Mozambique’s music scene, with a career spanning more than 40 years and performances across Africa, Europe and the Americas, the statement said, adding that his music is rooted in Marrabenta, a popular Mozambican musical style, and incorporates elements of Afropop, contemporary fusion and jazz.
For his first collaboration with the orchestra, Sukuma will perform alongside Music Director and Principal Conductor Zhang Lie, bringing together African rhythms and the sounds of traditional Chinese instruments, the statement noted.
The programme will also feature Sukuma performing with the Nkhuvu Band, showcasing the timbila, a traditional Mozambican percussion instrument inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the statement underlined.
Banda Nkhuvu is an 8-piece Afropop and jazz band from Mozambique that frequently performs and collaborates with Sukuma.
Made from resonant wood and gourd resonators sealed with beeswax for tuning, the timbila produces distinctive sounds and complex rhythmic patterns, the statement noted, adding that Sukuma will also perform pieces with the band using percussion instruments and the mbira, a traditional instrument played with the thumbs.
The concert is one of the highlights of the Macao Chinese Orchestra’s 2026–27 concert season, according to the statement. The statement added that its collaborations with musicians from different cultural backgrounds aim to broaden the artistic possibilities of Chinese music and bring new vitality to traditional instruments through intercultural exchange.
Ticket holders for the concert will also be eligible for special offers on selected activities under the festival. Further information is available at the Cultural Affairs Bureau website, www.icm.gov.mo/FCP, and the Macao Chinese Orchestra website www.ochm-macau.org.
This poster provided by the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) last week promotes next month’s “Stewart Sukuma Concert with the Macao Chinese Orchestra”.
