DESCRIPTION:
Flame Lily Arts is a professional cultural performing arts company based in the United Kingdom.

The group was formed in 2009 out of a shared passion for entertaining audiences around the world with the culture and traditions of southern Africa. We do this through lively dance and harmonious singing; delicately intertwining the traditional with the contemporary.

Flame Lily Arts specialises in a variety of southern African dances including Isitshikitsha, Ingquzu and Muchongoyo from the Ndebele culture; Mhande and Mbakumba from the Shona culture; Indlamu from the Zulu culture; Setapa from the Tswana culture; and Pantsula and Gumboot, which can be seen all over southern Africa.

We sing traditional songs in four-part, Mbube-style harmony, with drumming, traditional shakers, marimba and mbira to accompany the music. Our songs come primarily from Zimbabwe, South Africa and Botswana - and the languages we sing in include Isindebele, Chishona, Isixhosa, Isizulu and Setswana.

www.flamelilyarts.com