Rusangano Family

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

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

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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