Press kit

Marrabenta / Afro-Pop / World / Fusion

Mozambican singer, guitarist, composer, arranger and producer. Award-winning since 2009.

Dino Miranda EPK Video 2024

Biography

Raised in a house full of music in Mozambique, Dino Miranda studied at the FUBA School of Music in Johannesburg and then jazz at the University of Cape Town's College of Music. His debut album Moya Wa Kaya (2008) won Best Jazz at the Mozambique Music Awards and Best New Artist at Ngoma Moçambique in 2009, and was followed by Xiluva (2018) with Jimmy Dludlu, Stewart Sukuma and Choppa. He has played the Cape Town International Jazz Festival, the Miri International Jazz Festival in Malaysia, HIFA in Harare, the Victoria Falls Carnival and Afrika-Festival Stuttgart, and toured South Africa and Europe. His new single, Marrabenta no Coração (2026), carries Mozambique's signature rhythm to the world.

Full biography, English and Português

From: Mozambique
Studied: FUBA School of Music, Johannesburg. Jazz at the University of Cape Town College of Music, 2001 to 2004
Plays: Voice, guitar
Sound: Marrabenta, Afro-pop, world, fusion
Albums: Moya Wa Kaya (2008), Xiluva (2018)
Label: Miramundo Produções

Highlights

Best Jazz, Mozambique Music Awards (MMA) 2009
Best New Artist, Ngoma Moçambique 2009
International Songwriting Competition (ISC), USA, 2016: World Music category winner, for "Marrabenta"
Stages in Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malaysia, Germany, Sweden and beyond
Collaborations with Jimmy Dludlu, Stewart Sukuma, Jeff Maluleke, Max Vidima and Salimo Muhammad

“Music that will still be enjoyed and appreciated in decades to come.”
Nicky Blumenfeld, Producer and presenter of The World Show, Kaya FM, on Xiluva (December 2018)