Brain Tourniquet

The humming rises

all with a healthy dose of guitar solos

phasing in and out of this dimension

The artwork has also been updated to include archival photos and liner notes from the Bratmobile’s Erin Smith

BIZIMUNGU DIEUDONNE - Inzovu Y'Imirindi LP Funk Brain TourniquetIn the late 1980s, singer Bizimungu Dieudonne, his wife Agnes Uwimbabazi, and a backing band of family and friends self released a visionary cassette, featuring stuttering electric guitars, loping bass lines, and call and response vocals. Their combo of 80s studio wizardry rooted in traditional Rwandan praise songs resulted in hypnotic, extended jams unlike anything else released in East Africa at the time. The lyrics praised the beauty of the