Chimurenga Renaissance Blend ‘Zimbabwean Beats, Congolese Guitar & Political Fire’ In ‘Girlz With Gunz’ EP
Shabazz Palaces' Tendai Maraire & guitarist Hussein Kalonji drop a full visual stream of their 'Girlz With Gunz' EP as Chimurenga Renaissance.
<p>The music of <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/chimurenga-renaissance/" target="_blank">Chimurenga Renaissance</a></strong>, the project of <strong><a href="http://okayafrica.com/tag/Shabazz-Palaces" target="_blank">Shabazz Palaces</a></strong>’ <strong>Tendai ‘Baba’ Maraire</strong> & Congolese-American guitarist <strong>Hussein Kalonji</strong>, rearranges a wide scope of Zimbabwean sounds through an experimental hip-hop lens.</p><p>The duo continue that sonic path in <em>Girlz With Gunz</em>, a 27-minute EP that blends rhymes with live mbira and ngoma drums. It’s a sound inspired by “otherworldly sonics, Zimbabwean beats, Afro-conscious hip-hop, Congolese guitar ambiance, and political fire,” says the band.</p><p><em>Girlz With Gunz</em>, which features contributions from <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/tag/theesatisfaction" target="_blank">THEESatisfaction</a></strong>’s <strong>CAT</strong>, is loosely tied by the theme of the “revolutionary African woman.”</p><p>The group just dropped a full visual stream of the EP, which features a cast of rotating gun-wielding figures backlit by flashing colors.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Check it out below. <em>Girlz With Gunz</em> is out February 5 on <strong><a href="https://glitterbeat.lnk.to/GirlzWithGunz" target="_blank">Glitterbeat Records</a></strong>.</p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d825b70f92365de448f696c696eef02e"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9AYFJEGQ9Fw?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p>
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