Rusangano Family

Rusangano Family
Rusangano Family
Origin	Limerick
Genres	Hip hop; dancehall; grime;
Years active	2014–present
Members	God Knows; MuRli; MynameisjOhn;
Website	Rusangano Family on Facebook

Rusangano Family are a rap trio from Limerick, Ireland.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Career[edit]

Rusangano 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[edit]

Albums[edit]

Let the Dead Bury the Dead (2016)^[14]^[15]

References[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.

External links[edit]

Rusangano Family on Bandcamp
Rusangano Family on Twitter

[1] "Rusangano Family collaborator Denise Chaila raps about what it means to be a 'female rapper' in 2019". 24 January 2019.

[2] Maleney, Ian. "Rusangano Family: 'Today, what makes an Irish person is a mix of a lot of things'". The Irish Times.

[3] "Rusangano Family on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.

[4] "Whelan's » Blog Archive » RUSANGANO FAMILY".

[5] 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.

[6] ""We're doing it for Ireland," say Rusangano Family". The College View. 6 April 2016.

[7] "It's adding up for trio of Irish rappers,Rusangano Family". www.irishexaminer.com. 1 April 2015.

[8] "Caballero & JeanJass". Europavox.

[9] Barter, Pavel (10 April 2016). "Rap pack ready for take-off" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.

[10] "Rusangano Family release their electrifying debut album". 27 April 2016.

[11] "The days of people laughing at Irish hip-hop are over". Independent.ie.

[12] Murphy, Lauren. "Choice Music Prize: Rusangano Family win album of the year for 'Let the Dead Bury the Dead'". The Irish Times.

[13] Murphy, Lauren. "10 best Irish albums of the 2010s". Entertainment.ie.

[14] "Let The Dead Bury The Dead, by Rusangano Family". Rusangano Family.

[15] 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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