Raiza Biza returns to Whanganui after latest release A Summer in Retrograde
9 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Raiza Biza is set to play an early evening set at Porridge Watson on April 11. Photo / Tom Grut
Raiza Biza is set to play an early evening set at Porridge Watson on April 11. Photo / Tom Grut
Mike Tweed is a multimedia journalist at the Whanganui Chroniclemichael.tweed@nzme.co.nzWhangaChron
Rwandan-Kiwi rapper Raiza Biza will be performing in Whanganui this weekend, in support of his latest album, A Summer in Retrograde. It s his first full length since last year s Grand Opening, Grand Closing, and features
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