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Artist
Bizimungu Dieudonne
8+ albums
Rwandafunkethnic
about
In the late 1980’s, singer Bizimungu Diudonne, his wife Agnes Uwimbabazi, and a backing band of family and friends self-released a visionary cassette, featuring stuttering electric guitars, loping bass lines, and call and response vocals. Their combo of 80’s studio wizardry rooted in traditional Rwandan praise songs resulted in hypnotic, extended jams unlike anything else released in East Africa at the time. The lyrics praised the beauty of the countryside and the exploits of the ancient gods. On plaintive acoustic tracks squeezed between the electric bangers, Bizimungu and Agnes called for unity in the divided nation. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
