Category: Tanzania
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POWA by Tumi Molekane
Tumi Molekane is an African poet and rapper. Tummy Molekane was born Boitumelo Molekane in Tanzania, August 16, 1981, while his South African parents were in exile. In 1992, he moved to Soweto. Originally he was the lead vocalist of the hip hop ensemble Tumi and the Volume but the…
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Just Like Everyone Pah One Is Trying To Get Paid
Hip-hop has taken root in the Kenyan and Tanzanian popular music scene. Pah One, an unique music group out of Tanzania have made their mark in the hip hop circuit. The group comprises great talents with four members who all have specialties in their music making. Pah Ones “I Wanna Get Paid”…
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Nuru by Nasambu
In her new 2016 single “Nuru” (which means light in Swahili) Nasambu brings an Erykah Badu-esque neosoul vibe. This song has a catchy futuristic beat that you can’t help but to bob your head, tap your fingers, or move your feet to. Listening to this song over over a phone…
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‘Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki?
X Plastaz and Faza Kelly are said to be some of Senegals most popular hip hop crew. This song incorporates a mix of Swahili and traditional Maasai music. The music video is set on a Volcano where Kelly is traveling with just a blanket around him. You can clearly see…
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Witness feat. Fid Q x Zero
The song is in Swahili. I roughly study a beginner/intermediate level of Swahili language, but surprisingly Fid Q and Witness transform what I’m hearing into something that I can understand. The beginning background voice that is twisted between boat quartet sounding men and a singing bird sounding opera dove lady…
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Hip Hop vs. Bongo Fleva
Hip hop in Tanzania was always in Swahili, and the beats were usually original and pure. The artists rap about their lifestyle, which was more political or how they were living. Maria Suriano, who wrote “Mimi ni msanii, kioo cha jamii’ urban youth culture in Tanzania as see through Bongo…
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Tumi Asks You to “Stop The Violence”
“This is my story and I’m sticking to it. I don’t are what’s hot right now. I’m going to stand for what I believe in. I’ll still out rap any rapper” -Tumi (SABC Digital News Interview Oct 2013). Boltumelo Molekane, also known as Tumi, continues authentic Hip Hop that is…
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Dataz-Bio
Dataz, is one of the few Tanzanian female rappers born on the shores of Lake Nyasa in Mbamba Bay, her parents later moved to Morogoro where she began her schooling. In her secondary school, Ifunda, her love and skills for music became obvious. When she first started out, she began…
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The Role of New and Social Media in Tanzanian Hip-Hop Production
The Role of New and Social Media in Tanzanian Hip-Hop Production by Msia Kibona Clark Cahiers d’études africaines 2014/4 (N° 216) Abstract: Tanzanian hip-hop artists are finding ways to use social media and technology to both participate in social discourse and to disseminate their music. The increased reliance on alternatives to…
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Okoa Mtaa Foundation Returns to Mwanza
The efforts of Okoa Mtaa (save the streets) & the grassroots work they are doing in Tanzania is important. Through SUA (Saving Underground Artists) they promote the revolutionary potential of hip hop culture to educate, transform, & mobilize. They are a group of dedicated artists and activists working to educate…