Biography
DINO MIRANDA
Award winning artist, Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Arranger,
Producer and CEO of Dinomirandamusic and Trading and
Miramundo Produções
Mozambican, Afro-pop /Marrabenta/fusion artist.
He did is music studies at the Fuba School of Music in
Johannesburg and subsequently Jazz Studies at the University
of Cape Town’s renowned College of Music from 2001 to 2004.
While still at university, Dino embarked on a solo project and
took to the stages in South Africa and Mozambique.
Awards:
– 2009 he scooped the MMA (Mozambican Music Awards),
in the category of Melhor Afro-Jazz (Best Afro-Jazz) as
well as the award for best new artist at the Ngoma
Moçambique awards with the song “Mae Africa” from his
album “Moya Wa Kaya”. The album“Moya Wa Kaya”
(winds from home),was Launched at the end of 2008 in
South Africa and Mozambique.
– 2017 he Won the 2nd place at the International
songwriting competition 2016 in the USA/World music
category
Collaborations:
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 Vocal and guitar skills on:
● Chris Hinze – Africa Impressions Omuafrica
● Stewart Sukuma’s “Mahuta”,
● Gcobani’s “No taxi”
● Pj Mussngo feat:Dino Miranda’’kalumba’’
● Grant McLachlan for the music of the TV series “Meet the
Jackals’’ – providing both vocals and guitar.
.
Dino has travelled to Dubai as the guitarist and backing vocalist
of the Cuba Groove Band in 2002
2019-Music producer ,of the kids TV series Rinu kids in Mozambique/Maputo
Toured throughout South
Africa as a guitarist, backing reggae artists from Jamaica and the U.K such as :Peter Spencer,
Starkey Banton, Prince Malachi and Dawit Menalik Tafari on
their return to Africa Tour in 2006.
Dicography:
2008-Moya wa kaya (Album)
2014 – Released the EP ”Baby eu te quero’’
2018-Xiluva (Album) with guest artists :Jimmy Dludlu,Stewart
Sukuma and Choppa Margarida
2021- Moçambique (Single) with various artists
2021- Dança comigo(Single) with guest artists:Abuchamo
Munhoto & Teba shumba
Festivals:
2004 / 2006-Obz festival in Cape Town
2006-Penguin Festival in Cape Town
2007 Cape Town Jazzathon Festival
2007-Verão Amarelo Festival in Maputo
2007- Whisky whale jazz festival at Plettenberg Bay
2007-The Suidoosterfees TrueLove Jazz Lounge
2008-The Cape Town international Jazz Festival with the
Bongani Sotshononda Project
2009-Mirri international jazz festival In Malaysia in collaboration with Jeff Maluleke
2009-Pan African Space Station festival at St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town, for the world premiere of “War Chorale”, in Collaboration with South African Composer and guitarist Bheki Khoza
2015 , 2016 and 2019 – Performed at the Strab festival
2013/15/16 – Finalist for Ngoma Moçambique Award
2016 to 2017 – Performed over New Years Eve at the Victoria
Falls Carnival in Zimbabwe; a collaboration with Napalma
2018-Performed at Harare international festival of arts (Hifa
festival 2018/Zol main stage).
21/07/2018-Was the oficial cd launch show at Centro cultural
Universitario in Maputo/Mozambique.Guests:Stewart
sukuma/Jimmy Dludlu and Choppa.The show was produced
by:Chitarra sound
2019-Performed at the MMM showcase festival in Mozambique(one of
the selected artiste to perform by some of the major festival and
music promotots around the world)
2022 -Latest projects
Performed at Festival da Marrabenta in Mozambique
‘ Coast to coast tour’- Did a tour with his band from:Mozambique to South Africa .The tour took place from:25th June to 13th august 2022.
Cultural , Musical director and co-founder of the ”Festival Phaphalati’ in Ponta Malongane in Mozambique
Musical producer for a educational kids tv series ”Rinu kids” broadcasting at Mozambican national television/TVM
Dino Miranda:
Cantor, Guitarista, Compositor, Arrangista, produtor e Director da
Miramundo Produções em Maputo
Dino Miranda- músico compositor, produtor, arrangista,vocalista, guitarrista e director da Miramundo Produções.
Começou a sua carreira profissional em Maputo, concretamente em 1997, tocando intensamente com bandas de musica rock. Em 1998, Dino Miranda engrena no projecto ASAGA, uma iniciativa de Chico António, onde fez parte desse projecto/escola por dois anos como guitarrista.
Ano 2000
Fruto da experiência,Dino Miranda passa a encarar seu percurso como um desafio e, nesse contexto decide estudar música na Fuba School of Music em Johannesburg, onde passa também a participar de vários projectos musicais ainda em Johanesburgo.
No ano seguinte, em 2001, Dino Miranda é admitido, para estudar música na Universidade de Cape Town onde acabou se licenciando em 2004 . Nesta sequência, sua carreira solo inicia em 2002 em Cape Town, formando a sua banda juntamente com músicos moçambicanos e estrangeiros:
Lista de Festivais,concertos e colaborações em que Dino Miranda já participou:
– (2002) em Dubai em colaboração com Cuba groove band
-Obz Festival In Cape Town(2004/2006)
-S ‘lukes Hospice Food and Jazz Festival (Cape T 2004
-Penguim Festival (Cape T 2005)
-Whisky Walle Festival (2006) em colaboração com Jeff Maluleke
-Jazz Athon Festival (Cape T 2007)
Dino Miranda participa do Festival Verão Amarelo (2007)
-Cape Town International Jazz Festival numa collaboração com Bongani Sotshononda Project (2008)
-Whisky Whale Jazz Festival/Plettenbergbay (2007)
Return to Africa tour-Tourné de Cape Town a Johanesburgo, juntamente com artistas de reggae ingleses e jamaicanos, nomeadamente, Starkey Banton, Pince Malachi, Peter Spencer, Dawit Menelik Tafari e Mama B, tendo tido tambem oportunidade para participação no Sunny Ocean Reggae Festival (Cape Town/2007).
-Suidoosterfees True Love Jazz Lounge com Los Diabolos (Cape T 2008)
-Noite Clara, Lançamento do CD ’’Moya Wa Kaya’’(2009
– Mirri International Jazz Festival (Malaysia/2009)em Colaboracao com Jeff Maluleke
-’’3 vozes do Afro-Jazz ao Vivo” (Dino Miranda/Jeff Maluleke/340ml – em 2009)
Pan African Space Station II Festival, numa colaboração com um dos grandes maestros do jazz sul africano, o senhor Bekhi khoza (2009).
Afro – Tropical Party- Dino Miranda/Jeff Maluleke (2011).
-Jazz and African Music Nights /Dino Miranda/Zamajobe (2011)
-Jazz and Africa Music nights Dino Miranda/Eric Paliani, em 2012.
-Participou no festival strab em colaboração com Naplama(2015)
-2015-Participou no festival Awesome Africa em Durban,colaborando com Napalma.Partilhando o palco com Salif Keita
-Participou no Strab Festival na Ponta Malongane 2016
-2016 a 2017, em Victoria Falls/Zimbabwe, para o Vic Falls Carnival, Festival de Final de Ano em colaboração com o Projecto Napalma
-Participou no Festival Hifa 2018/Harare international festival of Arts em Zimabwe (2018)
Participou no festival Strab 2019
Participações e Colaborações
Stewart Sukuma – música’’mahuta’’, (album Nkuvu/guitarra).
Gcobani – album “No Taxi’’, (guitarra).
Jeff Maluleke – música “Teka”, compositores: Dino Miranda/ Jeff Maluleke’ (album “Twist of Jeff’’).
Max Vidima – música “Mai Va Rossi’’, sendo compositores: Dino Miranda/Jeff Maluleke (album “Friends and Stargers’’)
PJ Mussungo feat Dino Miranda “Kalumba”.
Grant Mclachlan – musica para a série televisiva “meet the jackals”, compositor, vocalista e guitarrista.
Chris Hinze, Hollanda, no album “African Impressions’’ guitarra e composição.
Prémios
–MMA 2009 – categoria de Melhor Jazz, com a canção “Fatal”
-Ngoma Mocambique 2009 – prémio revelação/com a canção “Mãe Africa”
-International Sonwring Competion nos Estados Unidos da America, na categoria de World Music 2016/canção “Marrabenta”anunciado em 2017
-Novo cd, intitulado ‘’Xiluva” ja disponivel no mercado.Este cd,conta com as participacoes de Jimmy Dludlu , Stewart Sukuma e Choppa.
21/07/18-Foi o lancamento oficial ,do album “Xiluva’’ no Centro cultural Universitario em Maputo.Musicos convidados:Jimmy Dludlu,Stewart Sukuma e Choppa que fizeram parte do album
-Também fez produção de eventos no Mundo’s da Matola através da sua produtora, Miramundo Produções, trazendo o melhor de Moçambique para os palcos do Mundo’s todas as sextas- feiras.
-Produzindo o novo album de Salimo Muhamad
-Produtor músical, do sereado infantil “Rinu e Amigos”