X Plastaz - African rap - report from Dutch national tv

(Not Bongo Flava, this is genuine Tanzanian Hip Hop)

Report by Dutch national tv (Netwerk, presenter speaks Dutch but the interviews are in English) from June 2005 about X Plastaz, the Tanzanian hip hop crew who merge Swahili rap and traditional Maasai chanting. The video shows X Plastaz recording in the studio of Kid Sundance, the Dutch producer who also released 12 inches with Declaime and Busy Bee. The beat is that of 'Cheza', the latest X Plastaz single which is available on the National Geographic compilation 'GeoRemixed: Big Beats For A Small Planet'.
Then the group is followed to a community performance in the city of Almere where Yamat, the Maasai singer/warrior explains how he had to kill lions all by himself using only a short spear.

X Plastaz on Facebook: www.facebook.com/xplastaz
More info and music at www.myspace.com/xplastaz
And check out more on African hip hop at www.africanhiphop.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• xplastaz
• bongo
• flava
• maasai
• african
• hip
• hop
• tanzania
• swahili
• rap

[adevenne]

R.I.P. Nelly he spoke the truth

[jayjbee]

He's talking about Africans in little African vilages. LISTEN/REED before you show what you're made of.

Mind you.

Pop charts are democratic i.e. what the population want to spend money on is what gets airplay.

But why do these eurocentric blingbling lovers complain about what they want to spend money on?

They are buying theyr self selected truth.

JayJBee

"Cycle complete: Blacks making no sence is what they need to see to keep fake superiority alive. Example: shoes in this docu"

[afrikanfalva]

AFRICAN unity is all hip hop in AFRICA is asking for. Peace, west Africa ( Guinee)

[Kayninho]

haha he said that the Americans rap about money and cars and the life, when they have nothing. So true. They pretend they do to sell records and keep the ghetto dream still alive. Sad really. Poor ppl think they can achieve greatness through rap, cuz thats what phony rappers rap about.But, they're lying and being totally misleading. it's all bout the dollar dollar bills. not sending a positive message throught music like it should.

[yoink4]

These cats are the truth.. i wish they would come to the US and preform, theyd probably have a lot a support... do you think?

I got people in the music marketing/promoting bizz, should I try to get these dude to come here? I could seriously set it up i think..

[rickiebb]

Be strong my brothers from Afrika. I HEAR what you are saying. A lot of folks need to listen to what you are saying and stop the violence; even in our perspective we can miss the whole point of ART! Wake up and be accountable everybody. Time is running out.

[jarhaim]

mamzuka tu wamemkili chalii wetu aise lakini mzuka tu arusha hometown mzukaaaaaaaaa

[jarhaim]

wat tha fff?? this is culture n it will sound stupid coz u been raised in places that culture is wearing blingblingz n tokin bout wat u own....thats y craphead!!

[WALAIy]

REpresentUSA ,you are very ingnorent fool,if african music sound stupid it means african american music also sound stupid becoz ,rap music and all other music like reggae,jazz,blues music got thier roots from african music,the peaple who invented all these music are the great,great,great grand children of african slaves who came str8 from africa few hundread years ago....go and get some education and change your nick name you don't represent the USA you are an ignorent.

[kisauti]

we dont care if black people from usa are better. africans speak the truth them niggaz from usa came from africa.