Bhundu Boys Concert History

The Bhundu Boys are 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.

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 29, 1997 –
Sep 01, 1997
Bumbershoot 1997
Foo Fighters / Beck / Sheryl Crow / Wilco / Cake / Tenacious D / Smash Mouth / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Sugar Ray / Blues Traveler / Reel Big Fish / David Byrne / Built to Spill / Spiritualized / Los Lobos / Pond / cornershop / Joan Osborne / Sleater-Kinney / Shawn Colvin / Ben Lee / MxPx / Galactic / L7 / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Sonic Youth / Soul Coughing / Dick Dale / The Skatalites / Sneaker Pimps / The Blind Boys of Alabama / The Neville Brothers / Michael Penn / Robyn Hitchcock / Kristin Hersh / David Cross / Zap Mama / The Toasters / Jim White / Jane Siberry / Steve Forbert / Chris Smither / James Cotton / Quasi / Dog's Eye View / King Chango / mark o'connor / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / ______ / Margaret Cho / Geggy Tah / Elliott Smith / Mary Lou Lord / jimmy thackery / Shooglenifty / Terrance Simien / Friends of Dean Martinez / Bhundu Boys / Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women / Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys / Amy Rigby / Goodness / Let's Go Bowling / Tuatara / Tarnation / Peter Buck / Sky Cries Mary / Super Deluxe / Critters Buggin / Don Walser / Sweet Water / Layne Redmond / Barbara Wilson / Zuba / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Engine 54 / Scott McCaughey / Bill And Bonnie Hearne / The Picketts / The Compadres / Tom Robbins / James Ellroy / Michael Ondaatje / Karen Pernick / L.a. Project / Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg / Marvin Bell / Robert Pinsky / Subminute: Radio / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Alurista / Curtis Hanson / John Haines / Candye Kane & the Swingin' Armadillos / Lisa Buscani / Barret Martin / Guillermo Gomez-pena Show all bands
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Bumbershoot 1997 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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Glastonbury Festival 1989 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

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Wembley Stadium London, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 18, 1987
Aug 07, 1987
Madonna / Hue & Cry / Level 42 / Bhundu Boys

Whos That Girl Tour

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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 / 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
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Afropop
African
Africa
Zim Urban Groove

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1993 2 concerts
1989 2 concerts
1988 2 concerts
1987 8 concerts
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Bhundu Boys had?

Bhundu Boys has had 16 concerts.

What genre is Bhundu Boys?

Bhundu Boys is most often considered to be World, Afropop, African, Africa, and Zim Urban Groove.

When was the last Bhundu Boys concert?

The last Bhundu Boys concert was on August 29, 1997 at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. The bands that performed were: cornershop / Foo Fighters / mark o'connor / jimmy thackery / Beck / MXPX / Cake / Wilco / Sheryl Crow / Tenacious D / Smash Mouth / Michael Franti & Spearhead / Sugar Ray / Blues Traveler / Reel Big Fish / Built to Spill / Los Lobos / Spiritualized / David Byrne / Ben Lee / Joan Osborne / Sonic Youth / Shawn Colvin / Sleater-Kinney / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Galactic / Sneaker Pimps / L7 / Pond / Dick Dale / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Michael Penn / The Neville Brothers / David Cross / Kristin Hersh / Zap Mama / Robyn Hitchcock / Jane Siberry / The Toasters / Jim White / Quasi / James Cotton / Steve Forbert / Dog's Eye View / El Vez / Elliott Smith / Chris Smither / Geggy Tah / King Chango / Margaret Cho / Mary Lou Lord / Art Ensemble Of Chicago / Friends of Dean Martinez / Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women / Shooglenifty / Bhundu Boys / Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys / Goodness / Terrance Simien / Amy Rigby / Let's Go Bowling / Tarnation / Tuatara / Critters Buggin / Sky Cries Mary / Don Walser / Super Deluxe / Peter Buck / Sweet Water / Zuba / Layne Redmond / Cindy Lee Berryhill / Engine 54 / Bill And Bonnie Hearne / Barbara Wilson / The Picketts / Scott McCaughey / James Ellroy / The Compadres / Tom Robbins / Michael Ondaatje / Karen Pernick / Marvin Bell / Jerry Douglas & Russ Barenberg / Robert Pinsky / L.a. Project / Curtis Hanson / John Haines / Barret Martin / Candye Kane & the Swingin' Armadillos / Lisa Buscani / Alurista / Subminute: Radio / Pacific Northwest Ballet / Guillermo Gomez-pena / The Skatalites / Soul Coughing.

What setlist does Bhundu Boys play live?

The songs that Bhundu Boys performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the June 17, 1989 concert at Glastonbury Festival 1989 in Pilton, England, United Kingdom:

  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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