Kubhula

Karina is a green entrepreneur. Her path started in Gaza, passed by Zambézia, Nampula and used Maputo as its launching pad. She's an entrepreneur and author who challenges every adversity head-on without losing her enthusiasm but has truly made the most of it. In this episode, we talk about the origins of Koko Boxes, not being afraid of asking for assistance, quitting her job and her plans of manu...

Mauro is a football coach, and the game is deep-rooted in him from a young age. Nothing stopped him from pursuing his dreams and turning his love and passion for the sport into his life's mission. A winner at heart, through adversity and challenges, he is just at the beginning of a long and prosperous career. In this episode, we touch on the humble beginnings of training the younger echelons at sc...

Hernâni Da Silva is dubbed the best Mozambican rapper. With close to two decades in the hip-hop game and scooping many accolades, he does not rest on his laurels and keeps waving the Mozambican flag high one punchline after the other. We started many years back at his Kitabu days when he started rapping, moved on to how he was invited by EllPuto to be part of what became to be the biggest hip-hop...

Yuri is a social entrepreneur. His projects transcend popularity, and the drive for social change results in long-lasting benefits for the city and people's lives. We spoke about his relationship with the city council, his inspiration drawn from living abroad, the love for the city that watched him grow and how we all share the responsibility to make it better. All of this and more sprinkled with...

Fresh Nunas is a DJ, a jack of all trades and a master of many. His thirst for differentiation and a never-let-go of the African roots attitude distinguished him from the bunch. He started in Maputo, took over New York, touched base in Panama. From washing cars for the Russians, serving tables in SoHo and promoting events in Niger his life has been nothing short of a multicultural rollercoaster. L...

Gabriel is a sales and account manager at Lufthansa Technik Middle East. His stories reminded us that life is full of ups and downs and that no matter how deep the water goes, we have to keep swimming. His tenacity and staying power set him apart, and his mistakes make him human. In his pursuit to accomplish his dream of working in the aviation industry, he shared stories of living in a two-bedroo...

Sandro Valigy is an event producer and an entertainment entrepreneur. He made extravaganza his business and with great focus and hard work kept the party going from Mozambique all the way to the Czech Republic, we dive into how he set up his entertainment business, his events, becoming a father, and Mozambican/Czech connections. Links: Sandro on Instagram Kontakt Bar in Prague Kontakt Bar on Insta...

Nyeleti Honwana is the co-founder of Global Black Youth and a program officer at the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation. She's compassionate, thoughtful and with great poise, shared the path that led her to live a life, of use to others in this online episode we talk about her journey from Maputo to New York, her college years and getting into activism, how Global Black Youth started and much more....

Carla Fonseca is an incredibly multi-talented performance artist. Through a myriad of mediums, her art speaks volumes and forces us to stop and ponder. From Egoli to Xai-Xai and back, she shows no signs of slowing down, in this episode to talk about her Mozambican roots, how Batuk started, building a music catalogue, writing films and much more. You can also watch this episode on our website kubhu...

Rui Fernandes is a tourism entrepreneur. With his eagerness to learn and willingness to teach, we time travelled back centuries on a guided tour of the Atlantic slave trade and much more. We also touched on how he got into tourism and how he's coping with fewer tourists during the pandemic. Links: My Lisbon Tours (Walking Tours) Website My Lisbon Tours Instagram My Lisbon Tours on Trip Advisor Sig...

Mariana Carrilho is a Mezzo-Soprano. Merely scratching the surface of this remarkable and deep art form, she got us all eager to know more, and it's no surprise that her free, vibrant and full of zest personality took her from Maputo to Barcelona. In this Kubhukla Online episode, we talk about how an out of tune metal concert was one of the catalyst moments that help her found her voice, how old l...

Ricardo "Kikas" Correia is a PhD Physicist. Smart work, a never settle for less mentality, and a childlike fascination with what's outside his experience took him from Maputo all the way to Harvard and the in-betweens are nothing less than inspirational. What a guy, what a story, and can you believe he wanted to be a professional footballer! We talk about his incredible journey from "a praceta do...

Welcome to this special milestone! After seventy-seven hours twelve minutes and fifty-seven seconds, we went back in time, not to change it, but to rethink, 'relaugh' and relive a few of many memorable and iconic moments we were lucky to be part of. Please welcome to Kubhula, Episode 50! A million ideas ran through our minds, but after numerous calls and meetings, that indeed lasted longer than an...

Fábio da Graça is a marketeer, a football analyst, a musician and more. His motto is 'Brands, Bands and Football' and his spiel will definitely rekindle one's belief that life dreams are worth following regardless of age, background and any other excuse that you might come up with. In this first ‘Kubhula Online’ episode, we talk about his journey in marketing, becoming a football analyst and oppor...

Bom dia, bom dia and Happy New Year! Hélio "Link" Pene is an illustrator who is loaded with artistic lines that flow from the heart and reflect what is felt rather than observed, he used the mic as his colour palette to draw us a comic strip of his story. In our first episode of 2021, we discuss his path to becoming an illustrator, his first paid job, African pop comic culture, Os Informais and th...

Dygo Boy is the king of entertainment. He took us on a voyage for a perceptive, penetrating and completely captivating look at both his public persona and private life. Confident but not arrogant, honest but not rude, he is living proof that when you stay true to yourself, the sky is not the limit. In this exclusive 3 hour episode, we talk about his relationship with Miramar TV, the beginning of h...

Patricia Bettencourt is a social development activator. In an increasingly polarised world, her open-mindedness is a byproduct of her willingness to adapt. A truly natural and eloquent communicator she is a limitless source of meaningful insights that translate into a social paradigm shift of her beautiful work. In this episode, we talk being a vegetarian, the Girl Move organisation, the importanc...

Ruy Santos is the founder of MAKOBO - Plataforma Solidária. More than a canary in a coal mine, he’s a driving force behind social change. Reflecting genuine altruism, and with a humble approach, his contagious sense of solidarity makes everyone believe that no act of kindness goes wasted. In this episode, we talk about malnutrition and illiteracy in Mozambique, Makobo genesis, feeding refugees, Pr...

Cristiana Pereira is a down to earth tale-teller who uses her words to bring awareness to the journey of many. In a charismatic and delightful way, she shared chronicles of her travels around the world, life lessons and her mission to educate the flowers that never wither. She told us about her travels around the world as a backpacker, an emotional story about a visit to India, tips on how to disc...

Behind Your Vision are the awe-inspiring crew behind some of the most artistic videos, photos and short movies that we have seen coming out of Mozambique. With visceral attunement and conceptual understanding, they left us with glimpses of their vision. In this episode, we touch on how they started, their transition from videos to short films, negotiating fees with clients, acquiring, renting gear...

Elias Pelembe, aka Domingues, is the incredibly gifted footballer who wears the band around his arm and carries the crest by his heart of our beloved national team. Humble and astute, he gave us access to some behind the scenes stories of the most popular sport in the world and his admirable career. In this Kubhula exclusive, we talk pre-game rituals, player image rights, adapting to life in South...

Eliana Silva is a remarkable storyteller and children's book author. Her words feel like an emotional bridge between real-life experiences and a fantasy world while her work promotes care and kindness, reminding us that we never too old to learn some valuable lessons. In this episode we discuss her travels, the inspiration behind her book Bina, a Descobridora do Índico , the discipline it takes to...

Tino Bacela is a gifted young comedian and creative YouTuber from Mozambique. With irresistible contagious laughter, good spirits and atypical outlook on life, he makes the mundane funny and humour therapeutic. In this episode, we touch on dealing with insomnia, the standup comedy scene in Mozambique, cancel culture in comedy, critical thinking, and his family's support of his career. Links: Follo...

Danilo 'Kloro' Malele has a peculiar point of view and determination to achieve results, this brilliant artist demystified the Mozambican hip hop game and outlined cultural conundrums through this engaging and insightful tête-à-tête where he shared his views with us on the difference in artistic influences from provinces in Mozambique, how to elevate our quality as artists, purchasing power in the...

Taíla Carrilho is the founder of the NGO Conforme - Consciência Falciforme. A trip down memory lane made for interesting stories with this sublimely gifted, incredibly funny, in love with life courageous woman. In this exciting episode, we take it back to the origins of her love for music, DRP, RUUM Gallery and Conforme which is building awareness in Mozambique about sickle cell anaemia. Links: Fo...