Tag: Tanzania
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Highlighting Tanzania’s female lyricist
Though there isn’t much on the internet to go off of for Chemical Flo, a.k.a. Claudia Lubao, her energy and spirit come through very clearly in her work. Today I’m going to look at Chemical Flo’s song Mary Mary. First, Chemical Flo’s mix of Swahili and English is much more subtle and quick than other
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Young Lunya’s rise
This week on our Hip Hop artist list is Young Lunya from Tanzania. Featured on many other artists’ songs such as, Rapcha and Country Wizzy, Young Lunya really hits hard when it comes to facial expression and lyricism (from what I can discern only speaking english). But his emphasis and rhymes come across without fail
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THOUGHTS on magufuli Ndo baba by Bill nASS
William Nicholaus Lyimo was born on 11 April 1993 to parents from the Moshi region of Tanzania. He was inspired by people like Jay Z, Alber Mangwair, and other rappers. Bill Nass didn’t want to finish living with his parents, so he set out to monetize his music career. After his hit song Rahaa with
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TANZANIAN POWERHOUSE: ROSA REE
Rosary Robert, who goes by the name Rosa Ree, is a self-proclaimed Tanzanian rap Goddess who has taken the local hip hop industry by storm. She’s currently one of the only women who’s been able to successfully puncture the hip hop scene in Tanzania as cultural stereotypes in the country have created the rhetoric that