Tag: Tamaduni Muzik
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HHAP Episode 30: Hip Hop Producer Duke on Boombap & Hip Hop Production in Tanzania
This is an interview with Tanzanian hip hop producer Duke, founder of M Lab records, Tamaduni Muzik, and the Hip Hop Kilinge (cypher). The interview is mostly in SWAHILI, but we switch back & forth a lot. The Hip Hop African podcast celebrates the various elements of hip hop, but this is our first interview…
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Interview with Tanzania’s Nash MC
Interview with Nash MC – hip hop artist from Tanzania By Adam Rodgers Johns Introduction Whilst at the 30th Swahili Colloquium in Bayreuth, Germany, I met the Tanzanian hip hop artist Nash MC. Nash had been invited to the conference to perform as well as to talk about his grassroots work in Dar es SalaamRead…
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When the East is in the House…
Always wanted to hear the classic Blahzay Blahzay song “Danger” in a hip-hop track from East Africa. This is a video of images and footage of East African hip hop artists (Tanzania, Uganda, & Kenya) with “Danger” playing in the background.
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30 days of Tanzanian hip hop: Day 11 Hip Hop Kilinge (cypher)
30 days of Tanzanian hip hop: Day 11 – Hip Hop Kilinge (cypher). Every Saturday in Dar es Salaam over 100 hip hop heads from around Dar come to the New Msasani Club for the Hip Hop Kilinge. The Kilinge was started by Tamaduni Muzic artists a couple of years ago. Kad Go hosts andRead…
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Video of Nikki Mbishi @ Lyricst Lounge
Nikki Mbishi @ the Lyricst Lounge event at Club 327 in Dar es Salaam.
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30 days of Tanzanian hip hop: Day 1
30 days of Tanzanian hip hop: Day 1 – Hip hop super producer Duke. One of the hardest working heads in TZ hip hop. He’s got his own distribution company and is a major part of Tamaduni Muzik and the weekly Hip Hop Kilinge (cypher) in Dar es Salaam at the New Msasani Club. ItRead…
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Hip Hop Kilinge (cypher)
Hip hop in Tanzania stands strong through events like the open mic night at the New Msasani Club in Dar es Salaam. Every Saturday night artists come from around the city to freestyle and perform. Most nights begin with a discussion of hip hop history. Tanzanian hip hop heads discuss the emergence of hip hopRead…