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Artist:RUNYA

Genres:
  • Electronic
  • Pop
Illawarra, NSW

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    Track: I've Lost My Grave by RUNYA
    Track: I've Lost My GraveGenres:
    • Pop
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      Runyararo. Meaning peace, or quietness. And from a deep place of peace carried in the artist’s heart, has emerged an eclectic, soulful, undefinable, yet refined voice that breaks the quiet. First formed in the cultural hotspot of Hwange, Zimbabwe, Runya’s African roots are now finding expression in the creative seedbed of the south coast of NSW Australia. Through the rich canvas of family life, school choirs, church and new cultural experiences, Runya unearthed and developed his musical foundations in the golden hours of childhood. According to Runya, “Music has always been”. With influences grounded in African gospel, rhythm, soul and pop, the life and vibrancy embodied in Runya’s electro-soul artform is a rich sound mirror, held up to reflect his constant wonder and curiosity, asserting the concept that “there is more than what is”. Each song is the product of lived experience, emerging to reveal an anthem that other musical ideas flow into. These central anthems hold melodies ...

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