Hannah Mayree NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2024

The song is called Acid Bama, recorded at home in Sonoma County, Hannah shares an unreleased song for this years contest.
Hannah Mayree (she/her/they/them) is a creative facilitator and musician who's work and art lends itself as a tool for redesigning and reconnecting to our roots as humans on this planet. A banjoist, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Hannah shares original and traditional banjo compositions, harmonies through acoustic live vocal looping and reminds us of the power found in our relationship to the earth, music and community. They founded the Black Banjo Reclamation Project: Reclaiming Banjo and Black earth based cultural practices through self-determination and reparations.
HannahMayree.com
The Black Banjo Reclamation Project is a cultural and land- based revival project that centers the Black community by reclaiming ancestral wisdom and moving forward with innovations through prospectives of Afro-futurism. Through our extensive network across the country, our work promotes conversation and action in healing the ancestral, historical, cultural and racially dividing wounds in this country and the world.
Blackbanjoreclamationproject.org

[@theallcanadiansoundclash]

Powerful voice!

[@eltoncamper3839]

Uauuu

[@Bahruse]

Tasteful .

[@KeithEdwardBaucum]

You have a new fan. You are amazing.

[@Allen2saint]

This is real and beautiful music.

[@gone84328]

Algorithm sent me here, glad it did. Your voice is awesome!

[@michaelbest4356]

Very talented: singer, musician and songwriting!

[@4nz-nl]

Not sure how this ended up in my TH-cam but would like to hear this recorded by the TinyDesk soundtechs! :)

[@hapstoneplease]

Truly wish the sound quality was better! 😂 Thanks for sending positive vibes my way everyone 🎉

[@jamescassidy5852]

Sounds great. Very powerful and full of feeling. Thanks Hannah.

[@CrispyWatkins]

Ooh there is something so whimsical and joyful about this song. I love your banjo playing. I didn't play banjo in my tiny desk submission for this year, but I will for next year's!

[@vasthymompoint1739]

Omg I am absolutly obsessed. Thank you.

[@mikbang]

Very well done. Sounds really great 😎🪕

[@craniifer]

I love your instrument colection!

[@danielhewson2557]

SoooooGooood

[@All.Natural.]

Beautiful

[@RiverFlowConsciousness]

LOVE this! rock on :D

[@lindseyvolk4788]

You are awesome!!!

[@umi_speaks]

❤❤❤

[@BackAlleyScamChats]

Beautiful ❤

[@SophiaWilson]

omg love

[@laybackeasy]

This sounds so good! I love your backing harmony and bass. Do you ever work with a loop pedal? You also have such a beautiful tone to your voice!

[@irahartleib2722]

"promo sm" 😡