Rusangano Family

Rusangano Family are an Irish rap trio from Limerick.[2][3][4]

Rusangano Family
OriginLimerick
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Associated actsDenise Chaila, The Rubberbandits[1]
WebsiteRusangano Family on Facebook
Members
  • God Knows
  • MuRli
  • MynameisjOhn

Career

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
Albums
  • Let The Dead Bury The Dead (2016)[14][15]

References
  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 relese 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. https://entertainment.ie/music/10-best-irish-albums-2010s-430372/
  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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