Nasimiyu Murumba's dirt. EP just debuted on Vogue and she's celebrating the release at three upcoming shows in New York!

Nasimiyu Murumba just debuted her dirt. EP at Vogue Magazine and you can stream it in its entirety at Soundcloudor Bandcamp! Fans in New York can catch her at the Cameo Gallery on January 27th, at Piano's on January 31st, and again at the Cameo Gallery and February 4th. Early love for the dirt. EP: "With a name as lyrical as hers, Nasimiyu Murumba may have been destined to be a musician." VOGUE "Picture the soulful ringleader of a circus-folk orchestra– such is the big dreamer’s vibe of this latest gem…" Okay Player "Nasimiyu Murumba draws from a wide array of influences — Talking Heads, Etta James, TV on the Radio, Dirty Projectors, and Fela Kuti among them — to craft her blend of free-folk, funk, and dream-pop." SPIN "Nasimiyu Murumba is set to make an impact with her upcoming five-song EP,Dirt (out January 24), on which she pairs dynamic vocals with beats that take cues from dream pop and free jazz." MAGNET "Her influences range from Sun Ra and Fela Kuti to the Dirty Projectors and Bjork—but with bold rhythms and a powerful voice, Nasimiyu fuses the diverse array into her own danceable, soulful style." UTNE Reader "A gorgeous a capella bit and an aching piano riff fold and melt into slick dream pop in this new track by Nasimiyu Murumba, a Brooklyn-based artist who cut her teeth for four years under the tutelage of street performers, voodoo practitioners, and marching band musicians in New Orleans. Needless to say, we're intrigued, and counting the days until her EP Dirt comes out January 24." NYLON "Nasimiyu Murumba will awaken all your cells and inspire you..." IMPOSE "Nasimiyu's latest single 'Raise Your Arrow (The Hunt)' comes out swinging at the fences in a tireless groove pointed sharply at its kill." THE DELI NYC "...her sound, which grooves between Afrobeat, dream pop, experimental rock and neo-soul with total confidence." KDHX "There's something really alluring about the sound of tribal drums, and Nasimiyu makes the most out of them in "Even In The Dark," an uplifting, fun offering with a worldly sound."Pigeons & Planes * BIO *  Dream-pop artist Nasimiyu brings her composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist zing to her forthcoming release, “dirt. [EP]” The genre falls somewhere on the earthier, brassy-er side of the indie pop spectrum. Think Talking Heads plus Etta James — on a safari, telling ghost stories. Other influences include Sun Ra, Fiona Apple, Dirty Projectors, TV on the Radio, Bjork, and Fela Kuti. Nasimiyu came from in a half-Kenyan, half-Scandinavian household in Minneapolis, then rounded out her sound by studying under street performers, voodoo practitioners, and marching band musicians for 4 years in New Orleans. She now moves and shakes in eclectic artist circles in Brooklyn. Although she played most of the instruments on the new album herself, Nasimiyu fronts and plays keyboard with a live backing band of NYC musicians she describes as her “top picks” —  drummer Kevin Raczka of Valerie June / Antibalas, trumpeter Andrew McGovern of Machetes,  tuba player Mark Nagy of Escarioka, and saxophonist Eden Bareket of The Side Project. You can catch them live on December 9th at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn and January 3rd at Nublu in Manhattan. Nasimiyu worked on “dirt. [EP]” across several timezones with co-producers Andreas Gustafsson in Sweden and Ben Lorio in New Orleans. It features guest players Kalmia Traver of Rubblebucket, Mike Bass of Trombone Shorty, and the New Orleans bass crew, Naughty Professor. Nasimiyu received glowing reviews from Afro-Punk and Liberator Magazine for her last solo album, and also landed a video on MTV for her one-off collaboration with EDM producer, Paper Diamond.