WebApr 21, 2024 · After returning to music in 2009 with Shabazz Palaces, his collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Tendai Maraire, Butler continues to expand his boundary-pushing style of hip-hop into the new ... WebSep 9, 2016 · Paste chopped it up with Maraire after Shabazz’s set at Afropunk Fest to learn more about his mbira prophecy, his roots and travels and how he’s cultivating conversation between contemporary African and Black American cultures.
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WebOver the past decade, emerging Seattle-based artist Tendai Maraire, the American-born son of Zimbabwean teacher, performer, and ethnomusicologist, Dumisani Maraire, has crafted a unique musical position by marshaling multiple diasporic strands in his music. WebTendai “Baba” Maraire is a multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and producer from Seattle, Washington. His music is steeped in Zimbabwean culture; Maraire plays the nhare mbira, a lamellophone that is integral to the spiritual practice of Zimbabwe’s Shona people, the nyunga nyunga mbira, an instrument introduced to Kwanongoma College of Music by … bless the lord oh my soul matt redman
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WebApr 4, 2024 · Tendai and Congolese guitarist Hussein Kalonji—known as Chimurenga Renaissance —have become the sonic translators of the ancient tradition, weaving the … WebApr 11, 2024 · • Tendai Maraire was born into music. His father was musician and ethnomusicologist Dumisani Maraire, master performer of the mbira, a "thumb piano" that's formed with attached staggered metal tines … WebShabazz Palaces is an American hip hop group from Seattle led by Ishmael Butler a.k.a. Palaceer Lazaro (formerly Butterfly of jazz rap group Digable Planets).Much of the Butler's work as Shabazz Palaces has been made in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Tendai "Baba" Maraire, son of mbira master Dumisani Maraire. Active since 2009, Shabazz … bless the lord oh my soul tye tribbett