Humanimal: A celebration of the resilience of the human spirit
The Beatroot Road’s album Humanimal is a global, post-genre collaboration featuring artists from 13 countries. Led by Mark Russell and Hazel Fairbairn, the project eschews auto-tune for authentic human expression, blending global rhythms to explore the human condition.
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Mark Russell and Hazel Fairbairn are the founding members of the “post-genre” musical collective The Beatroot Road, and their diverse, nomadic histories heavily influence the group’s borderless sound.
The album Humanimal by The Beatroot Road is defined by its “post-genre” approach, blending a vast array of global influences with a consistent focus on the shared experiences of humanity. The central themes of Humanimal revolve around the complexities of the human condition and the value of authentic human expression in a digital age.