Swahili song Cheza – X Plastaz (African rap)
October 27, 2008 by Admin · 17 Comments
No Bongo flava: strictly Tanzanian hip hop with Kiswahili and Maasai lyrics.
Latest video by Tanzanian rap group X Plastaz who toured the world with their trademark Maasai hip hop style. After the conscious rap song Nini dhambi, the new video Cheza (‘dance’) is about having a good time. It shows rare on-stage and behind-the-scenes footage from their tours in Europe (Brussels, Amsterdam, London), South America (Brazil: Rio and Salvador) and Gabon (Libreville at Gabao hip hop festival).
With raps by the late Faza Nelly and a beat made by Dutch producer Kid Sundance with a sound reminiscent of Slum Village or Jdilla / Jay Dee.
Edit: Marc Schapink, post production: Thomas Gesthuizen (J4) & Paul Kempe.
Song produced by Kid Sundance
NB this clip is slightly off sync, a youtube problem. I will try to upload another format that will cause less sync issues.
See www.xplastaz.com and www.myspace.com/xplastaz for more about X Plastaz.
Duration : 0:3:52
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