HIPHOCALYPSE Fort-Knights
African hip hop music podcast. Released fort-nightly (bi-weekly) showcasing some of the hottest up & coming positive hip hop talent in Africa. Featuring artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Somalia, Lesotho, Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia etc. Hosted in Denver CO by former HIPHOCALYPSE DJ Sensai Tate from Zimbabwe. Predominantly English but mixing in many regional languages & dialects.
2007 Episode 04 - "Chitima" aka The African Express
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ALL ABOARD! Grab your tickets and join us on the African Express as we take you on a journey across the beautiful landscape of African Hip Hop.
This trip will feature stops in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe meeting with some local hip hop artists doing big things for their respective countries.
Tracklisting:
Hugh Masekela - "Stimela" 'The Coal Train' intro (South Africa)
Malik (of Ba4Za) - "The African Express" (South Africa)
Nairobi Allstars - "Tukishika Inne" f. Kalamashaka, Abbas, Wyre, Nazizi,Bamboo (Kenya)
Str8 Buttah - "The Anthem" f. Venomous & XYZ (Nigeria)
Q-Riggah & J Vince - "I'm a Killah" (Zimbabwe)
Mau Mau - "Mau Mau '98" (Chirungu) (Zimbabwe)
African hip hop continues to Rise.
PAMBERI!
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Sensai Tate
Denver, Colorado
Co-founder & former on-air DJ of the HIPHOCALYPSE (2000 - 2003).
A Zimbabwean native who has always been a lover of hip hop art & culture.
First got involved in the global hip hop phenomenon at age 16 rhyming under the psuedonom "KraiZ-E" in a crew called 3 man group called the "Hip Hop Henchmen (HHH)" in Harare.
Put out a video mixtape titled "Homeboy TV" featuring music videos and HHH rhyming over popular 90's tracks like the Westside Connection's "Bow Down" and Dr Dre's "Eastside Killer/ Westside Killer" beat.
First real noteworthy achievement was establishing the HIPHOCALYPSE radio show with housemate Nkanyiso "So" Mthembu on the student broadcast station Rhodes University, Rhodes Music Radio (RMR), in Grahamstown South Africa in February of 2000.
The show grew from strength to strength into a MOVEment of local hip hop heads gathering critical acclaim & listenership from all over Grahamstown & surrounding areas.
Awarded the inaugural RMR "Show of the year award" in 2003 for outstanding community contribution.
The Show is now a permanent feature on the RMR line-up 7.5years running!
Eventually landed a couple of DJ spots at local nightclubs and releasing 2 independant mixtape compilation CD's titled the HIPHOCALYPSE Mixtape (2004)& HIPHOCALYPSE Re-mixtape (2005).
Currently syndicating (not so regular) podcasts showcasing (mainly) SouthERN African hip hop artists coming up.
PAMBERI (Forward)!
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A very big shout out for the Kenya and Nigeria drops, i think those 2 countries are rising up very quickly when it comes to the urban genres involved. Props for giving these