Chiwoniso

Chiwoniso
Avg.User Rating: 
11 Ratings
Rate this artist:
Genre: Ethnic Fusion
Styles: Worldbeat
Biography: The daughter of Zimbabwean artist Dumisani Maraire, singer/mbira player Chiwoniso Maraire specializes in an R&B-drenched style of African pop. But the vocalist, who goes by her first name professionally, wasn't actually born in Africa. Chiwoniso was born in Olympia, WA, and lived in the U.S. until adolescence; ...Read full biography
Ancient Voices
Released: 2000
Label: Tinder
Critics' Rating:
African-American R&B has been an influence all over the African continent. From Miriam Makeba in South Africa to the late Fela Kuti in Nigeria, the popular artists of Black Africa have found a variety ...Read full review
Rebel Woman
Released: 2008
Label: Cumbancha
Critics' Rating:
With a good ten-year gap between her debut and sophomore releases, Chiwoniso (daughter of the great Dumisani Maraire) had plenty of time to develop her sound for Rebel Woman, and indeed she did. The stylings ...Read full review
More Chiwoniso albums: Main Albums (2)
buy album from Zune
advertisement
Music data provided by: