Which rapper forms lyrics in the Swahili language, which is primarily spoken in the African Great Lakes Region?
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E-Sir Issah Mmari Wangui (May 20, 1981 – March 16, 2003), better known by his stage name E-Sir, was a Kenyan hip hop artist. He was the elder brother to fellow Kenyan rapper Habib. He was famous for his deft lyrical ability and command of the Swahili language. The phenomenal popularity of his music disproved the myth that Kenyan music could never compete with imported pop. Even long after his death, he is still widely regarded as one of the best rappers to emerge on the Kenyan hip hop scene.
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Swahili language Swahili, also known as Kiswahili (translation: coast language), is a Bantu language and the first language of the Swahili people. It is a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and south-eastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Comorian, spoken in the Comoros Islands is sometimes considered to be a dialect of Swahili, though other authorities consider it a distinct language.
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Elai Lineendunge Elai Lineendunge is the second album by Namibian rapper Sunny Boy, and the first to be released on his own label GreenHouse Entertainment. It was released in December 2006. The album features a much darker sound and much deeper subject matter than, "Young, Black en Gifted". It moved away from the mainstreme original type of kwaito, used on "Young, Black en Gifted" and albums done by Gazza and The Dogg, to a hip hop type of kwaito that Sunny describe as hikwa. This style has become influential and has seen Gazza, Qonja, Chipolopolo, Exit & Mushe and many other new Namibian kwaito artist experimenting with it.
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Riky Rick Rikhado Makhado, better known by his stage name Riky Rick, is a South African rapper.
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Culture (musician) Culture is a Canadian-Bahamian hip hop rapper and reggae artist. His biggest chart success has been "Africa" with Karl Wolf. The song was recorded for Karl Wolf's second studio album "Bite the Bullet". This version is based on the original 1982 "Africa" song by Toto.
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Pace Kenya Pace Kenya ,(Ian Gituku) is a melodious rapper, Singer, audio engineer from Kenya. He started music at a very early age of 14 years playing the piano in his primary school, "Gilgil Hills" and proceeded to better his musical career onto his secondary school years. Pace worked as a solo artist at Studio 15 and then joined J.M.E Records in 2010 to release his first song "Go Bananas". The song won the hearts of his friends and schoolmates who encouraged him to do music full-time.
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Da Emperor Fasasi Mobolaji Gaius, known as Da Emperor, is a Nigerian indigenous rapper, actor and songwriter. He has family roots in Ogun State, Nigeria. He raps in his native language, Yoruba, and infuses Pidgin and English. Da Emperor has recorded songs with artists such as Gabriel Afolayan and Oritse Femi.
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Mbochi people The Mbochi (or M'Boshi) are descendants of the Bantu people. Their language originates from the regions of the African Great Lakes where they began, after a long migration from the east to the centre, over the years, until 1850. This central African ethnic group as a population is concentrated in the northern region of the Republic of the Congo. The current Congolese president, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, as well as many senior government officials, belong to this group. Mbochi is the traditional language spoken in the northern regions of la Cuvette (districts of Boundji; Ngoko; d'Owando, d'Oyo; Bokouélé; Tongo; Tchikapika and of Mossaka) also in the region of the Plateaux (districts of Olombo ; Abala, Allembé and Ogogni).
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Basimba people The people who currently identify themselves as Basimba or BaShimba for many and Musimba or MuShimba for singular are Bantu speaking, Community that exist in Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe , Haiti and DR Congo. Before the 13th Century they did maintain a shared identity as Basimba also defined in Swahili Language, as (a big lion), associated with either these people or the place which they came from.
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Settler Swahili Settla ("Kisetla"), or Settler Swahili, is a Swahili pidgin mainly spoken in large European settlements in Kenya and Zambia. It is used mainly by native English speaking European colonists for communication with the native Swahili speakers.
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Burna Boy Damini Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), better known by his stage name Burna Boy, is a Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer and songwriter.
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Beninese hip hop Hip hop music is a genre developed in the 1970s by African Americans in New York City. It began to spread across the world in the 1980s, and became a major part of Beninese music after a 1992 concert by Senegalese-French rapper MC Solaar. At that concert, the crew H2O performed a Fon language-cover of Solaar's "Bouge de là". H2O are known for using folk styles like the Mahi tchinkounme and Yoruba music gbon.
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Hakuna matata "Hakuna matata" is a Swahili phrase from Kenya; roughly translated, it means "no worries". It is formed by the words hakuna (there is not here) and matata (plural form of problem). The phrase has been popularized by its use in the Disney animated film "The Lion King" (in which it is translated as "no worries" in a song named after the phrase), so that it is heard often at resorts, hotels, and other places appealing to the tourist trade.
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MHD (rapper) Mohamed Sylla (born 10 September 1994), better known by his stage name MHD is a French rapper from the 19th arrondissement of Paris. His music is the precursor of "Afro Trap", a mixture of African music and trap music. He is also part of the rap collective "19 Réseaux" with other rappers.
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Maskiri Maskiri, born Alishias Musimbe on 6 April 1980, is a Zimbabwean rapper. He was born in Chitungwiza, a residential town about 25 km out of Harare, where he grew up and attended Chemhanza Secondary School until being expelled for truancy and bullying other students. He was then enrolled in St. Aidens High School in Chitungwiza but refused to continue, saying: "St. Aidens was just dull. It lacked the joy I had found at other schools and I left. It was simply not interesting."
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Siwu language Siwu is spoken in the mountainous central part of the Volta Region of Ghana. It belongs to the geographic group of Ghana Togo Mountain languages (traditionally called the "Togorestsprachen" or Togo Remnant languages) of the Kwa branch of Niger–Congo. The speakers of Siwu call themselves the "Mawu" and their land "Kawu".
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Tanzanian hip hop Tanzanian Hip-hop, also known as Bongo Flava, encompasses a large variety of different sounds, but it is particularly known for heavy synth riffs and an incorporation of Tanzanian pop. There is some debate over whether Bongo Flava, which has emerged as a defined pop movement, can really still be qualified under the overarching term "hip hop" and not a movement unto itself, when it is beginning to develop a distinctive sound that differs from hardcore rap or, for example, the Maasai Hip-hop of X Plastaz, who use the tradition of the Maasai tribe as the focal point for their sound and style.
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Yao people (East Africa) The Yao people, "Wayao", are a major Bantu ethnic and linguistic group based at the southern end of Lake Malawi, who played an important part in the history of Southeast Africa during the 19th century. The Yao are a predominantly Muslim people of about 2 million spread over three countries, Malawi, northern Mozambique, and in Ruvuma Region and Mtwara Region of Tanzania. The Yao people have a strong cultural identity, which transcends the national borders.
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Mbugwe language Mbugwe or Mbuwe (Kimbugwe) is a Bantu language of spoken by the Mbugwe people of Lake Manyara in the Manyara Region of Central Tanzania. Mbugwe is estimated to be spoken by some 34,000 people.
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Enygma I-Am Enygma (born 1 February 1980), better known by his stage name Enygma, is a Ugandan rapper, record producer, executive producer and entrepreneur known for his wordplay laced rhymes and always wearing a mask on his face so as to conceal his identity. He rose to fame in December 2010 following the runaway success of his single, "Hustler's Night" featuring The mith, Keko and Navio. This was followed up by even more celebrated hits in 2011, namely "F.U.M.E.M.E." and "Ten Reasons". He also represents one third of occasional rap group Klarity alongside The Mith and Lyrikal Proof. Also frequently collaborates with other artists such as Ruyonga, Maurice Kirya and Lyrical G. As an entrepreneur, Enygma conducts private business, mostly outside of the entertainment industry.
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D-Naff Naftalie Shigwedha Amukwelele (born 1 January 1974) commonly known as D-Naff, is a Namibian multiple award-winning and top selling rapper /singer,actor and a former street gangster. D-Naff sings inspirational Gospel / religious music in the style of kwaito, hip hop, kizomba, dancehall and afro-pop. D-Naff is also a motivational and inspirational speaker and has visited more than 30 schools in Namibia including the University of Namibia, Windhoek College of Education, Ongwediva College of Education and the Polytechnic of Namibia now known as NUST.
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Poxi Presha Poxi Presha (1971–2005), real name Prechard Pouka Olang, was a pioneer Kenyan rapper. He emerged in the mid 90's with hip hop sung in Dholuo language.