Rusangano Family are a rap trio from Limerick, Ireland.[2][3][4]
Rusangano Family | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Limerick |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Members |
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| Website | Rusangano Family on Facebook |
Career
editRusangano Family were formed in Limerick in 2014.[5] The band name derives from a Shona word meaning "togetherness", "organization" or "family."[6][7][8]
Their members are:
- God Knows (MC) — Munyaradzi GodKnows Jonas, a native of Zimbabwe[9]
- MuRli (poet and wordsmith) — Murli Boevi, a native of Togo[10][11]
- MynameisjOhn (producer, DJ) — John Lillis, a native of Ennis
Their first album Let The Dead Bury The Dead, won the Choice Music Prize in 2016.[12] Entertainment.ie named it among the top 10 Irish albums of the decade for the 2010s.[13]
Discography
editAlbums
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rusangano Family collaborator Denise Chaila raps about what it means to be a 'female rapper' in 2019". 24 January 2019.
- ^ Maleney, Ian. "Rusangano Family: 'Today, what makes an Irish person is a mix of a lot of things'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Rusangano Family on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
- ^ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » RUSANGANO FAMILY".
- ^ Goldsmith, Melissa Ursula Dawn; Fonseca, Anthony J. (1 December 2018). Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313357596 – via Google Books.
- ^ ""We're doing it for Ireland," say Rusangano Family". The College View. 6 April 2016.
- ^ "It's adding up for trio of Irish rappers,Rusangano Family". www.irishexaminer.com. 1 April 2015.
- ^ "Caballero & JeanJass". Europavox.
- ^ Barter, Pavel (10 April 2016). "Rap pack ready for take-off" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Rusangano Family release their electrifying debut album". 27 April 2016.
- ^ "The days of people laughing at Irish hip-hop are over". Independent.ie.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren. "Choice Music Prize: Rusangano Family win album of the year for 'Let the Dead Bury the Dead'". The Irish Times.
- ^ Murphy, Lauren. "10 best Irish albums of the 2010s". Entertainment.ie.
- ^ "Let The Dead Bury The Dead, by Rusangano Family". Rusangano Family.
- ^ Rollefson, J. Griffith (23 October 2017). Flip the Script: European Hip Hop and the Politics of Postcoloniality. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226496351 – via Google Books.