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| Name = Rebel Woman
| name = Rebel Woman
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| type = Studio album
| Artist = [[Chiwoniso Maraire]]
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| Released = 2008
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| released = September 2, 2008 (US)
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| producer = Chiwoniso Maraire, Keith Farquharson, Jacob Edgar
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'''Rebel Woman''' the 2008 release by [[Chiwoniso Maraire]] off, U.S. based, independent, [[Cumbancha]] is her first international release in over 10 years.<ref name="Rebel Woman">{{cite web|title=Chiwoniso {{!}} Rebel Woman|url=http://store.cumbancha.com/album/rebel-woman}}</ref> Chiwoniso's music is traditional, yet strong and progressive. The tracks are backed by the sounds of the traditional [[Marimba]], an instrument that traces through her families lineage as well as her countries.<ref name="Critic's Picks">{{cite web|title=Critic's Picks|url=http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2010/05/23/critics_picks___world_music/}}</ref>
'''''Rebel Woman''''' is a 2008 album by [[Chiwoniso Maraire]] and her first international release in more than 10 years, released via the U.S.-based independent label [[Cumbancha]].<ref name="Rebel Woman">{{cite web|title=Chiwoniso {{!}} Rebel Woman|url=http://store.cumbancha.com/album/rebel-woman}}</ref> Chiwoniso's music on the album incorporates elements of traditional African music, [[British rhythm and blues]], and modern African sounds, particularly those of [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name="allmusic" /> The tracks are backed by the sounds of the traditional [[Marimba]].<ref name="Critic's Picks">{{cite web|title=Critic's Picks|url=http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/articles/2010/05/23/critics_picks___world_music/}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
[[Chiwoniso Maraire]] is an activist for free speech, human rights and social justice, the songs on Rebel Woman, "gives voice to the voiceless and speaks to the problems and joys of the world around her."<ref name="Rebel Woman">{{cite web|title=Chiwoniso {{!}} Rebel Woman|url=http://store.cumbancha.com/album/rebel-woman}}</ref>
Philip Van Vreck of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' praised the album's title track, saying that it "testifies to the strength of women in war and in peace." He also called "Listen to the Breeze" a "beautiful song that possesses the elegant expansiveness so typical of such African players as [[Hugh Masekela]] and [[West Nkosi]]."<ref name="Billboard">
{{cite magazine
| date=6 September 2008
| title=The 'Billboard' Reviews
| magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
| volume=120
| issue=36
| page=42
| issn=0006-2510
| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EhQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Rebel+Woman%22&pg=PA42
| accessdate=7 June 2014}}</ref>
François Blain of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] complimented the album's balance of traditional and modern musical styles.<ref name="cbc">
{{cite web
| last=Blain
| first=François
| url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/musique/2008/09/10/001-chiwoniso-blain.asp
| title=Chiwoniso: Africaine du 21e siècle
| publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| accessdate=7 June 2014
}}</ref>
[[Allmusic]]'s Adam Greenberg wrote that throughout the album's myriad of styles and themes, from the political to cultural to straightforward dance music, "Chiwoniso's sound is clean and complex, her vocals and mbira holding the front of the stage."<ref name="allmusic">
{{cite web
| last=Greenberg
| first=Adam
| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rebel-woman-mw0000795290
| title='Rebel Woman' Review
| publisher=[[Allmusic]]
| accessdate=7 June 2014
}}</ref>


==Track list==
==Track listing==
# Vanorapa (4:04)
# Vanorapa (4:04)
# Matsotsi (5:05)
# Matsotsi (5:05)
# Gomo (4:26)
# Gomo (4:26)
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# Kurima (5:30)
# Kurima (5:30)
# Listen To The Breeze (3:48)
# Listen To The Breeze (3:48)
# Wakashinga (4:14)
# Wakashinga (4:14)
# Irobukairo (4:35)
# Irobukairo (4:35)
# Pamuromo (2:41)
# Pamuromo (2:41)
# Nerudo (4:22)
# Nerudo (4:22)
# Only One World (4:20)
# Only One World (4:20)
# Rebel Woman (4:31)
# Rebel Woman (4:31)


== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2008)
!Peak<br />position<ref name="chart">
{{cite web
| url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rebel-woman-mw0000795290/awards
| title='Rebel Woman' Awards
| publisher=Allmusic
| accessdate=7 June 2014
}}</ref>
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Billboard charts#Albums|Top World Albums]]
|align="center"|14
|}


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.songlines.co.uk/world-music-news/2010/03/march-3-marks-music-freedom-day-with-concert-and-album-release/ Song Lines]
*[http://www.songlines.co.uk/world-music-news/2010/03/march-3-marks-music-freedom-day-with-concert-and-album-release/ Song Lines]
*[http://www.afropop.org/wp/ Afropop]
*[http://www.afropop.org/wp/ Afropop]

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[[Category:2008 albums]]
[[Category:World music albums]]
[[Category:Albums by Zimbabwean artists]]
[[Category:Shona-language albums]]

Latest revision as of 18:47, 19 March 2023

Rebel Woman
Studio album by
Chiwoniso Maraire
ReleasedSeptember 2, 2008 (US)
GenreWorld music
Length52:14
LabelCumbancha
ProducerChiwoniso Maraire, Keith Farquharson, Jacob Edgar

Rebel Woman is a 2008 album by Chiwoniso Maraire and her first international release in more than 10 years, released via the U.S.-based independent label Cumbancha.[1] Chiwoniso's music on the album incorporates elements of traditional African music, British rhythm and blues, and modern African sounds, particularly those of Zimbabwe.[2] The tracks are backed by the sounds of the traditional Marimba.[3]

Critical reception

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Philip Van Vreck of Billboard praised the album's title track, saying that it "testifies to the strength of women in war and in peace." He also called "Listen to the Breeze" a "beautiful song that possesses the elegant expansiveness so typical of such African players as Hugh Masekela and West Nkosi."[4] François Blain of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation complimented the album's balance of traditional and modern musical styles.[5] Allmusic's Adam Greenberg wrote that throughout the album's myriad of styles and themes, from the political to cultural to straightforward dance music, "Chiwoniso's sound is clean and complex, her vocals and mbira holding the front of the stage."[2]

Track listing

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  1. Vanorapa (4:04)
  2. Matsotsi (5:05)
  3. Gomo (4:26)
  4. Nguva Ye Kufara (4:38)
  5. Kurima (5:30)
  6. Listen To The Breeze (3:48)
  7. Wakashinga (4:14)
  8. Irobukairo (4:35)
  9. Pamuromo (2:41)
  10. Nerudo (4:22)
  11. Only One World (4:20)
  12. Rebel Woman (4:31)

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position[6]
U.S. Billboard Top World Albums 14

References

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  1. ^ "Chiwoniso | Rebel Woman".
  2. ^ a b Greenberg, Adam. "'Rebel Woman' Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Critic's Picks".
  4. ^ "The 'Billboard' Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 36. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 6 September 2008. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ Blain, François. "Chiwoniso: Africaine du 21e siècle". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ^ "'Rebel Woman' Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
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