My music is dance music," says Kudaushe Matimba. "You don't want to sit when you hear us, you want to get up on your feet."

The Zimbabwean musician knows more than most about moving a crowd. As a member of pioneering 1990s group the Bhundu Boys, Kudaushe helped introduce the rhythms of his homeland to the world.

These days, he fronts Harare – a group named after his home-town, Zimbabwe's capital.

"I grew up listening to the Bhundu Boys, so it was a great experience for me to tour with them," said Kudaushe, who is now based in London.

"But the time came when I felt I needed a bigger platform. I wanted to project my own ideas with fresh minds and new people."

The "new people" include British bassist Jules Faife and guitarist Laurence Corns.

"People sometimes ask if it's about inclusivity," said Kudaushe about his British additions to his group.

"But it's nothing to do with that. Guitars are part of the Western tradition, so it's about integrating that with other styles."

Harare's traditional influences, including Jit Jive – a swift rhythmic music – remain a central part of the work.

But the band, which plays at Howden Shire Hall a week on Saturday, takes these traditions and spins them off in new directions.

Among the influences on the band is the traditional music of the mbira, the thumb piano, and Chimurenga – meaning "struggle" – an electric form of music which was inspired by the Zimbabwean revolt against British colonial rule.

And while the group sings in Shona, the traditional language of Zimbabwe, Kudaushe will be talking in English about the meanings behind the songs.

So it'll be an evening that will inspire some thoughts about the Zimbabweans' revolutionary struggles, albeit with a lilt.

"People should be ready to bring their dancing shoes," said Matimba.

Harare play at Howden Shire Hall, in Howden's Market Place, on Saturday, March 14, at 8pm. Tickets cost £10. Call the box office on (01430) 431535.