Zimbabwean female quintet Nobuntu performs traditional songs at Rialto Center for the Arts

Nobuntu, the Zimbabwean female a cappella quintet, will perform Oct. 15 at the Rialto Center for the Arts' "Season of Power and Spirit" at Georgia State University. (Photo courtesy of Nobuntu)

The Rialto Center for the Arts’ “Season of Power and Spirit” at Georgia State University is underway, with an array of artists from many cultural backgrounds. Among the notable performers will be the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, Nobuntu, whose style spans a range of music from traditional Zimbabwean songs, to afro-jazz, to gospel. To speak more about the group and their upcoming performance, two members, Duduzile and Joyline Sibanda, joined “City Lights” Lois Reitzes via Zoom.

Interview highlights:

On the meaning of “Nobuntu” and their philosophy of music: