Fifi the Rai Blaster - Light
Cinema Afrika: Les Saignantes
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Fifi the Rai Blaster
It is hard to describe the musician that is Fifi.
Currently a resident of Pretoria, South Africa, Fifi was Introduced to the likes of Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Thelonius Monk, Coltrane, Hancock, Sun ra and Fela Kuti by her uncle Raymond Motau (The percussionist for the band Malombo) at an early age.
Her live show, featuring Mauritz Muller on guitar, world renowned DJ Raiko on cutz and Kanif on bass and mpd is an intricately crafted voyage through her ideas and music, fusing live and digital sounds to create a lush backdrop on which Fifi paints her vivid stories to the listener.
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