Hodi Maputo Afro Swing is a non non-profit cultural association founded in 2014 and registered officialy in 2018. The mission of Hodi is to work for the preservation, research and dissemination of Mozambican traditional dance, music and traditional instruments as well as African American Swing Dances.
The company has over 78 artists that can also be divided into subgroups; a senior singing and dance company, a musical group Banda Hodi, Makwaela choir group, choir musical group, theater group. Hodi also runs a youth program under the name Hodi Afro Swing Kids where future professional dancers are learning to dance Mozambican traditiona dances and Swing in the suburb of Maputo. They also run regular Lindy hop dance classes in colaboration with dance Spot.
Hodi has grown to be one of Mozambique’s more advances dance companies representing dances from the whole country Hodi artists have over the years worked and participated in many major international festivals abroad in China, Macau, Sweden, South Africa, Brazil, Beigium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ivory cost, Netherlands, USA and many others. Nationally they have participated several times in the Festival Nacional de Cultura, Festival de Xigubo, AZGO and Crossroads. They have also participated and perfomed at the international Lindy Hop events such as Burning Swing (BLS), Herrang Dance Camp (Swe), Mother City Hop, (SA), Velo Swing (GER), Swinging Montpllier Africa (FR), and Frankie 100, US.
