Ratie (Claire Ratidzo Dangarembwa) was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe which is known for its richness in Arts and Culture. According to her mother, she could dance before she started walking! She started singing in church at the age 7 and was always in the choir all through middle school to high school. Her first musical break was when she joined an all female acapella group called Nobuntu in 2012. It was a great opportunity for her as she got a platform to be creative and wrote a song called Soka Lami which became the group's debut music video. The ensemble traveled to Europe for a tour and upon arrival back in Zimbabwe, Ratie was approached by Zimbabwean band Bongolove as they needed a backing vocalist for their album. In 2014 She performed with the band at the biggest festival in Zimbabwe, HIFA and months later left Zimbabwe for a US Tour where she has toured with an African Circus CirqueZumaZuma and in 2015 performed Beloved Festival.
RatieD currently performs in Eugene Oregon where she has been received well at festivals like Northwest Reggae Fest , Oregon Country Fair and Portland Pan African Festival.

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