Rusangano Family
OriginLimerick
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Members
  • God Knows
  • MuRli
  • MynameisjOhn
WebsiteRusangano Family on Facebook

Rusangano Family are a rap trio from Limerick, Ireland.[1][2][3]

Career

Rusangano Family were formed in Limerick in 2014.[4] The band name derives from a Shona word meaning "togetherness", "organization" or "family."[5][6][7]

Their members are:

  • God Knows (MC) — Munyaradzi GodKnows Jonas, a native of Zimbabwe[8]
  • MuRli (poet and wordsmith) — Murli Boevi, a native of Togo[9][10]
  • 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.[11] Entertainment.ie named it among the top 10 Irish albums of the decade for the 2010s.[12]

Discography

Albums

  • Let the Dead Bury the Dead (2016)[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Maleney, Ian. "Rusangano Family: 'Today, what makes an Irish person is a mix of a lot of things'". The Irish Times.
  2. ↑ "Rusangano Family on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
  3. ↑ "Whelan's » Blog Archive » RUSANGANO FAMILY".
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ ""We're doing it for Ireland," say Rusangano Family". The College View. 6 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "It's adding up for trio of Irish rappers,Rusangano Family". www.irishexaminer.com. 1 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "Caballero & JeanJass". Europavox.
  8. ↑ Barter, Pavel (10 April 2016). "Rap pack ready for take-off" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Rusangano Family release their electrifying debut album". 27 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "The days of people laughing at Irish hip-hop are over". Independent.ie.
  11. ↑ Murphy, Lauren. "Choice Music Prize: Rusangano Family win album of the year for 'Let the Dead Bury the Dead'". The Irish Times.
  12. ↑ Murphy, Lauren. "10 best Irish albums of the 2010s". Entertainment.ie.
  13. ↑ "Let The Dead Bury The Dead, by Rusangano Family". Rusangano Family.
  14. ↑ 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.
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