Composer, Arranger, Producer, Singer, Guitarrist and CEO of

Miramundo Record Label

Career

More than a decade after Dino Miranda performed with his rock

band around Maputo, Mozambique he scooped the 2009 MMA

(Mozambican Music Awards) and the best new commer at the

Ngoma Mocambique awards for his début album “Moya Wa

Kaya”.

Launched at the end of 2008 in South Africa and Mozambique;

with “Moya We Kaya” (winds from home), Dino Miranda

successfully manages to bring his fans together and create a

bridge between Mozambican pop and funk, rock, jazz and other

genres of music.

After playing with Mozambican music legend, singer and

composer Chico Antonio in the late 1990s, Dino decided to

study music, first at the Fuba School of Music in Johannesburg

and subsequently jazz studies at the University of Cape Town’s

renowned College of Music between 2001 and 2004.

While still at university, Dino embarked on a solo project and

took to the stages around Cape Town, South Africa, playing at

ObzFest in 2004 and 2006, the Penguin Festival in 2006, the

Cape Town Jazzathon Festival and Suidoosterfees TrueLove Jazz

Lounge in 2008 and the Verão Amarelo (Yellow Summer) Festival

in Maputo in 2007.

That same year, the talented vocalist, guitarist, composer and

arranger was also invited to play at the Cape Town International

Jazz Festival with the Bongani Sotshononda Project.

Besides having his own solo project, Dino has collaborated with

well-known artists such as Max Vidima, Jeff Maluleke, Chris

Hinze and another great Mozambican singer and composer,

Stewart Sukuma.

He has shared a stage with numerous bands, amongst them

Mozambican-Brazilian outfit Napalma, Jimmy Dludlu,

Johannesburg based Dub-Quartet 340ml, The Rudimentals,

Freshlyground, Rodriguez, Loading Zone and Teba.

Dino has contributed to a number of outstanding tracks like Jeff

Maluleke’s “Teka’’ and Max Vidima’s “Mai va rossi’’ which he

co-wrote. He also showcases his impressive guitar skills on

Stewart Sukuma’s “Mahuta”, Gcobani’s album “No taxi” and fuses

traditional Mozambican and contemporary music in a

collaboration with Grant McLachlan for the music of the TV

series “Meet the Jackals’’ – providing both vocals and guitar.

His ear-catching single “Fatal” took over Portuguese as well as

Capetonian airwaves and has become one of the most popular

songs and videos on Mozambican radio and television stations.

Dino has travelled to Dubai as the guitarist and backing vocalist

of the Cuba Groove Band in 2002 and toured throughout South

Africa backing reggae artists Peter Spencer, Starkey Banton,

Prince Malachi and Dawit Menalik Tafari on their Return to

Africa Tour in 2006.

He completed a hugely successful series of concerts in Malaysia.

Dino also collaborated in the world premiere of “War Chorale”,

Performed late September 2009 at the Pan African Space

Station Festival (www.panafricanspacestation.org.za) at St.

George’s Cathedral in Cape Town under the direction of South

African composer and guitarist Bheki Khoza.

Dino Miranda Band - Musicians

 Dino Miranda - Vocals, Guitar

 Tony Chabuca - Bass guitar and Backing Vocals

Before playing with Dino, Tony performed with the

popular Mozambican big band Timbila Muzimba.

 Pateta - Percussion and Backing Vocals

Pateta is a charismatic percussionist who provides for

Vibrant Mozambican rhythms.

 Valy Camal - Keyboard

Valy is an outstanding piano player who brings his

production skills into the mix as well as modern jazz

influences.

 Tony Paco - Drummer

Tony is an amazing drummer, who has a vast repertoire,

including indigenous Mozambican forms of music.

Festivals

Additional festivals Dino and his band were a part of are the

following:

2012

 Azgo Festival in Maputo

2007

 Whisky Festival, Cape Town

 Whale Festival, Hermanus

2006

 OBZ Festival, Cape Town

 Sunny Ocean Reggae Festival (collaboration with Starkey

Banton, Peter Spencer, Prince Malachi, Dawit Menelik Tafari

and Mama B for the Return to Africa tour) in Kommetjie, Cape

Town. They continued their collaboration in the cities of

Johannesburg and Bloemfontein soon after.

2005

 Simon’s Town Penguin Festival, South Africa

2004

 St. Luke’s Hospice Food and Jazz Festival, Cape Town

2003

 OBZ Festival, Cape Town

Albums

Solo album: “Moya Wa Kaya” released in 2008.

Available in stores in South Africa or through Soul Candi, in

Mozambique at Vidisco, Conga or Globe Music as well as at all

shows.

To purchase a copy online visit:

http://www.rhythmrecords.co.za/music/1620/Dino-

Miranda/Moya-Wa-Kaya or www.dinomiranda.com

Qualifications

Performer’s Diploma (PDM) in Jazz Studies, University of Cape

Town (2004) and a Certificate in Sound Engineering at City

Varsity (2002) in South Africa.

Recent Highlights

2011

 The song ‘’Mae Africa’’ was chosen as part of the South

African World Music Sample Compilation (SAMEX 2011)

produced by Kaya FM in Johannesburg, South Africa and

marketed by Sheer Sound Music Company.

 Toured South Mozambique in the “Dino Miranda, Tornee de

Verão zona Sul do Pais’’ from 2nd to the 18th December

2011/2012

 African Music and Jazz nights series At the State theatre in

pretoria.

2012

 Participated at the tour’’Movimenta o teu bairro’’.

 Participated at Maputo city Birthday concert at Praca da

independencia,also Matola city birthday in the same year.

2013

 Project ‘’Unidos pela Musica’’,collaboration with Maqhinga

Radebe (Sponsored by Samro and the British Council in

South Africa)

2014

 Just released a new single calle “Baby, eu te quero’’ whilst

working on a new album to be released soon.