Her music is a blend of Afro-folk and jazz, her lyrics address issues that affect people around the world. FOLKLORE, her latest offering, continues the organic synthesis of previous release ETHNO VIBES with an all-star crew of supporting musicians, crisp production and memorable tunes. We discuss the album track by track, peeling back the layers of intertwined influence that make up FOLKLORE.

The Dogwood Daily

he is launching it at The Mangrove, Johannesburg on Thursday 6 October 2022. Raven Duchess is slatted for a three-hour performance where she will provide more than a dalliance in musical interaction with the audience.

3-mob.com

The audience in both Soweto and Mangrove Jazz Bar in Braamfontein was lively and they loved the fusion of Zimbabwean and South African music.

HMetro

“Chisi Chako is a solid, slick number, which would have sat well on a classic LP with the crackling sound. It is a sound which comfortably to the classic jazz sound, common to the speakeasys and the aesthetics of the township smoke-filled night spots.”

3 MOB.com

Raven embodies folk culture, entertainment and she is an expression of art. Whenever she performs at Jazz Fridays every last week of the month at ArtiSana Gallery Café, the place is always fully booked.

Business Weekly 

RAVEN DUCHESS  fuses  Kalimba vibe with a deep African cultural Shona -Karanga hymn  , sweet eardrum rousing   urban pop and , a blood warming Afro Jazz beat.   In her rhythmic filled  and harmonica  laced Wakauya  Wega Mudzimu Wababa ,  paying    a befitting  tribute to her ancestry and rebukes male on corrupting and forcibly dominate  everything  spiritually.

African Writers Caravan

I have matured in music and the fusion of the genres allows me to express my ability to write across genres.

H Metro

There is history of music in my family. I have always been passionate about music and thank my poetic streak for my song writing skills.

POVO Journal