(they/them) is an artist and musician whose work as a banjoist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist has made cultural waves over the last decade, as a conduit for music and craft expansion in Black folk expression. Hannah has a body of work that highlights original and traditional banjo compositions as well as harmonies through acoustic live vocal looping and involves audiences in community singing.
Their self-titled second studio album is being released on CD and vinyl in the Fall of 2026.
Their first album, Thoughts of the Night was introduced to audiences in 2017 and has propelled and initiated Hannah’s evolution as a musician which has included holding down solo performances as well as duo, trio and full band configurations, highlighting the Black string and tradition. Hannah innovates between genres. holds rooms captive with just instrument and voice, and expresses the conditions of our world in a dynamic, honest way that encourages reflection and participation. Hannah is a cultural curator who crafts connections and weaves song with communities and collaborators around the world.
Hannah Mayree
Black Banjo Reclamation Project
They founded and creatively direct the Black Banjo Reclamation Project which is currently creating musical, cultural and land-based opportunities for Black, Afro-Diasporic communities around the world to work with the banjo as a tool for reclaiming ancestral wisdom & creating Afro-futures.