Tendai “Baba” Maraire returns this year with another installment of his Chimurenga Renaissance series, when he launches his debut LP, riZe Vadzimu riZe. (Listen Below)
A follow-up to his 2012 mixtape, Chimurenga Renaissance: Pungwe, the new project is a 14-track record under Brick Lane Records. riZe vadZimu riZe sees Maraire team up with newcomer Hussein Kalonji and a host of old friends from his better known work with Shabazz Palaces, including Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro, star femcees, Thee Satisfaction as well as the Seattle-based rap group, Militia Mali Mob (MMM), who are fronted by two Somali-born, US-based emcees. A welcome heavy hitter on the album is M1 from the super group, Dead Prez.
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A follow-up to his 2012 mixtape, Chimurenga Renaissance: Pungwe, the new project is a 14-track record under Brick Lane Records. riZe vadZimu riZe sees Maraire team up with newcomer Hussein Kalonji and a host of old friends from his better known work with Shabazz Palaces, including Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro, star femcees, Thee Satisfaction as well as the Seattle-based rap group, Militia Mali Mob (MMM), who are fronted by two Somali-born, US-based emcees. A welcome heavy hitter on the album is M1 from the super group, Dead Prez.
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