[youtube id=”A7orRIfVAsg”] Tendai Maraire of Shabazz Palaces, Chimurenga Renaissance and WOKE makes a beat for Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette series. The producer/percussionist takes music from the Andes and Mexico and adds some live instrumentation to make a quirky beat ideal for the abstract funk/hip-hop that he makes with Shabazz Palaces.Continue Reading
[youtube id=”QDyKUBy_Yyc”] Chimurenga Renaissance call all their haters out with “They Pray In Vain” from their Rize Vadzimu Rize debut. The camera films Tendai Maraire performing the song outdoors in his native Zimbabwe.Continue Reading
[youtube id=”Vct-7KCPpKg”] Chimurenga Renaissance is Tendai Maraire’s solo venture outside of Shabazz Palaces. “The Bad Is So Good” tells the story of a struggling father trying to survive and avoiding the law to do it. riZe vadZimu riZe is Maraire’s debut album for the project and the follow-up to theContinue Reading