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Kutapira is a percussion ensemble formed in 2005 in East Vancouver\, made up of five core members\, ages 25 to 30\, who started playing this fusion of world music together when they were kids over 15 years ago. Kutapira means “sweetness” in the Shona language of Zimbabwe\, a fitting title for a band that seamlessly blends Zimbabwean Marimba\, Afro-Cuban & West African percussion rhythms along with Reggae\, Samba\, Afrobeat\, Funk\, Jazz\, Cumbia\, Disco and Hip Hop.