Rusangano Family Explained

Rusangano Family
Origin:	Limerick
Years Active:	–present
Associated Acts:	Denise Chaila, The Rubberbandits^[1]
Current Members:	God Knows MuRli MynameisjOhn

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

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rusangano Family collaborator Denise Chaila raps about what it means to be a 'female rapper' in 2019. 24 January 2019.
2. Web site: Rusangano Family: 'Today, what makes an Irish person is a mix of a lot of things'. Ian. Maleney. The Irish Times.
3. Web site: Rusangano Family on Breaking Tunes. breakingtunes.com.
4. Web site: Whelan's » Blog Archive » RUSANGANO FAMILY.
5. Book: Hip Hop around the World: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes]]. Melissa Ursula Dawn. Goldsmith. Anthony J.. Fonseca. 1 December 2018. ABC-CLIO. 9780313357596. Google Books.
6. Web site: "We're doing it for Ireland," say Rusangano Family. 6 April 2016. The College View.
7. Web site: It's adding up for trio of Irish rappers,Rusangano Family. 1 April 2015. www.irishexaminer.com.
8. Web site: Caballero & JeanJass. Europavox.
9. Web site: Rap pack ready for take-off. Pavel. Barter. 10 April 2016. www.thetimes.co.uk.
10. Web site: Rusangano Family release their electrifying debut album. 27 April 2016.
11. Web site: The days of people laughing at Irish hip-hop are over. Independent.ie.
12. Web site: Choice Music Prize: Rusangano Family win album of the year for 'Let the Dead Bury the Dead'. Lauren. Murphy. The Irish Times.
13. Web site: 10 best Irish albums of the 2010s. Lauren. Murphy. Entertainment.ie.
14. Web site: Let The Dead Bury The Dead, by Rusangano Family. Rusangano Family.
15. Book: Rollefson, J. Griffith. Flip the Script: European Hip Hop and the Politics of Postcoloniality. 23 October 2017. University of Chicago Press. 9780226496351. Google Books.