Kreol Magazine // The New Age Nina Simone, Nasimiyu Murumba
“…if listeners try to pin me down as being a soul artist or something like that, they’ll miss out on the multidimensional and eclectic qualities of my work.” “I am always moving and shifting.”
Check out Nola.com's write-up on Nasimiyu's upcoming French Quarter Fest set, naming her a "Best Bet" for the festival this year!
Nola.com: French Quarter Festival Best Bets 2013
We also made it onto My Spilt Milk's list of top picks!
Nasimiyu plays at the BMI Songwriter Stage on Royal Street this Saturday, April 13th, at 2:00pm.
WE JUST FINISHED RECORDING THE NEW ALBUM! And even before being mixed, it's already got an insanely beautiful and unique sound. This production team and I are thrilled and excited beyond words to release this thing in the fall, and will definitely be sharing tastes of it in the meantime.
Much love and appreciation to Noah Young, Nick Ellman, Ian Bowman, and John Culford of Naughty Professor as well as Kalmia Traver from Rubblebucket for lending their beautiful horn sounds to the cause.
The process was incredible and I've been documenting as much as we could on the blog.
Stay tuned for the first single announcement from the "Dig Deep" LP.
Nasimiyu will be playing this year's French Quarter Festival on April 13th.
Also, new local shows have been added to the calendar, with a regional tour in the works.
For more updates and insights please check out the blog.
Click to read: 'Prolific performer Nasimiyu meets musical needs with multiple projects' By
(photo by Erika Goldring)
"The relative newcomer to New Orleans writes, sings, and plays in a myriad of ensembles, from folk to funk."
Read the full article online here.
Big thanks to Gambit Magazine for the fantastic cover and issue!
Proud to be one of 2012's "Artists to Watch!"
This awesome new article from Nola Defender highlights Nasimiyu as one of the most exciting and different newcomers to the New Orleans music scene. In it, Nasimiyu discusses the forces that drive her to be an innovator. The article also features Jeremy Phipps (Saint Bell) and Dee-1! Check it out! Beyond Bounce: Digging Into the Diverse New Orleans Urban Music Scene That's Hovering Just Below the Surface
The new album, "Rules Aren't Real," is NOW available on iTunes and Amazon! Download it today!
“Politically charged, sonically diverse, eclectically original, and authentically Nasimiyu.”
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Sending many thanks to Offbeat Magazine for the amazingly well-captured artist profile piece they published this week. The article covers everything from the trials and tribulations of making the new album, to spiritual cleansing rituals, to the strange jobs worked in order to fund the project, to plans for the next year.
A very good read, indeed. Check it out: Nasimiyu Knows the Rules Aren't Real :: Offbeat Magazine :: New Orleans
The ‘Rules Arent Real’ LP will be available globally on iTunes and other sites, as well as locally at Louisiana Music Factory and Euclid Records this Friday, June 29th!
We are celebrating that night in New Orleans at The Big Top (1638 Clio St.) with the help of amazing Austin-based band, Soul Track Mind, as well as our beloved Nola locals, Enharmonic Souls.
HUGE thanks to everyone who has supported us along the way and made this journey possible.
Come join in the countdown with us on the blog, where we will be sharing one song from the new album every day until its release!
The Afropunk community has featured 'Rules Aren't Real' as their video of the week.
Check it out on Afropunk.com
Check out the brand new music video for 'Rules Aren't Real,' premiered today on Liberator Magazine.
We are nearing the end of our 2-week production phase for the new music video. Folks will be able to see a sneak preview screening of the finished product at our show on June 2nd, followed by its wide release online the following week. Many thanks to our very passionate and talented director, Alex Glustrom, for doing such an amazing job on the piece.
Check out some behind the scenes snapshots from the shoot here, and be sure to join us for the screening and performance at Cafe Istanbul this Saturday, June 2nd.
This week Fusicology.com featured Nasimiyu's, "Spooks," as its top pick in downloads alongside Esperanza Spalding, Estelle, and Janelle Monae! Not bad company to be in.
If you haven't heard the new single yet, listen to it at nasimiyu.bandcamp.com
"Spooks," the second single off the new album, has been featured as a favorite track on Afro-Punk's website! Nasimiyu is also on the front page as this week's featured band.
From Afropunk.com:
"Maybe you've seen her causing a commotion in her hometown New Orleans, or opening for badass hard rock band The Memorials. AP member Nasimiyu is sharing her "fresh, dancey, gender-bending, flirtatious, and deliciously Afro-Punk track" 'Spooks' with us as a free download. Ain't that nice? Get your free mp3 below!"
We've just added several new shows to the calendar, including a stint in Minneapolis! Check out our calendar for details.
In other news, we are getting ready to drop the second single from the new album. This one's called, "Spooks," and it's a dancey and delectable jam that will be released on our Bandcamp this coming Thursday, APRIL 12th!
For more updates and other good stuff, get connected with us on Facebook // http://www.facebook.com/NASIMIYUMUSIC
"Here's 'Rules Aren't Real,' the latest single from New Orleans singer-songwriter Nasimiyu Murumba, whose vintage soul-inspired, jazz-bending vocal acrobatics lead a small, ferocious ensemble. A full-length release is expected in March." Listen: Gambit's Free Music Friday
The first single off of the new album is now available for free download! Check out the title track to what is turning out to be a truly phenomenal record, here ::: nasimiyu.bandcamp.com
Shot at Fudge Studios in New Orleans, by Killer Kowalski Productions.
Song from the upcoming album, "Rules Aren't Real," dropping in March 2012.
From Offbeat.com:
"Tonight, Tipitina’s hosts a NOLA Brewing-sponsored show with Nasimiyu & the Many Moons, a young, raw funk and soul band who released a promising EP, It Ain’t Pretty But It’s Beautiful, earlier in the year. The concert is free, and starts with United Seas and Gris Gris at 9 p.m.
In this video, shot at a concert at the Hi-Ho Lounge on October 7, the band performs a new song, “War Paint”. The song begins with a dedication to #OccupyNOLA—incidentally, Occupy Wall Street declared today “International Action Day”. If nothing else, take some action and #occupyTipitinas tonight."
Click here to see the write-up and video on offbeat.com: http://offbeat.com/2011/11/17/youtube-du-jour-nasimiyu/
Nasimiyu's artist blog, People get Ready, is full of new updates and videos. Watch the pieces of the new album come together in real time. It's all about the process...
JuJu Association, "A collective of music lovers devoted to bringing you the best new NOLA music," just launched its website and decided to feature Nasimiyu as one of its favorite up-and-comers.
Check out the interview and other good stuff here!
From Offbeat.com:
"Vocalist Nasimiyu Murumba came to New Orleans from the Twin Cities in 2009, and it’s clear from the title to the lyrical content of her EP that she’s set on making a new home, and making her music about it. It Ain’t Pretty but It’s Beautiful collects six of her original songs, and it’s obvious from song titles such as “Bayou Black” and “Swamp Foot” that she’s taken New Orleans as a point of departure. “Bourbon Street Blues” is a nice surprise; it replaces the frat-funk the title suggests with a noir-ish look at “wading through this garbage lagoon in your high-heeled shoes.” It ain’t pretty or beautiful, this time.
The music fits, for the most part, with the jazz-inflected neo-soul that artists such as Angie Stone and Alicia Keys made popular. Nasimiyu and her five-piece band bring music school precision and afterschool whimsy to those slow, breathy vocals and repetitive piano parts. They show a different musical side on “Fortune Teller,” which picks up the tempo, turns down the slickness, and lets the band cut loose a bit over a sixteen-bar blues form.
It Ain’t Pretty but It’s Beautiful is, truthfully, plenty pretty. There’s a lot of sonic space around and even inside the band throughout the songs. That gives it a live feel, and the EP begins and ends with street noise to give us a sense of the music’s place and ours with respect to it."
We just posted some live performance video of a few brand new, unreleased songs!
Get it while it's hot ::: Nasimiyu on Vimeo
The Hookah proudly presents...
The Memorials (Berkeley, CA)
with Nasimiyu (New Orleans, LA)
and The Botanist (Lafayette, LA)
Thursday, June 2nd
Doors @ 8
18+
http://www.myspace.com/thememorialsmusic
http://www.myspace.com/thebotanist
http://www.nasimiyu.com/
Tickets On Sale Now @ http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1651003195
Red Clay Soul is an artist collective, connecting New Orlean's up-and-coming culture creators.
Check out their feature on Nasimiyu here!
We just finished taping our live session at Fudge studios! Stay tuned for amazing footage and brand new songs!
We've been getting a lot of spins from the wonderful folks at our local radio station. Thank you to WWOZ, and especially DJ Brice Nice for giving us lots of love on the airwaves!
Visit wwoz.org to stream the station!
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Nasimiyu's debut album, It Ain't Pretty, But it's Beautiful, is now available for free download online!
Please visit nasimiyu.bandcamp.com
Our super awesome drummer, Jasmine Butler, is being featured on nola.com!
The finishing touches are being put on our debut album, which is going to be launched online in just a few days! Stay tuned to catch these brand new tracks as soon as they're released.
You can also keep up-to-speed with us on Tumblr ;)
Please join us on SATURDAY, MARCH 26th at the All-Ways Lounge for a premiere performance from Nasimiyu -- along with many special guests and suprises! Details coming soon...
Nasimiyu's debut release, "It Ain't Pretty, But it's Beautiful," a collection of songs about/inspired by the city of New Orleans, is currently in production, with help from talented musician and engineer, Ryan Brown.
The album is expected to drop in February. Stay tuned for news on the CD release party!
