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.
Episode XV "Aluta Continua" (The Struggle Continues) featuring Naturelle
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Special Black History Month '09 edition featuring an assortment of African Hip Hop struggle songs. Also included are clips from speeches given by great African leaders.
This episode features the hardest working 'PodJ' (yes - she just made that word up) in the business! All the way from the UK, Naturelle* teams up with Sensai Tate for a Trans-Atlantic tag team collaboration.
We make our own HIPHOCALYPSE Fort-Knights podcast history featuring, for the first time, Portuguese speaking rappers from Angola and Mozambique as well as debuting a Malawian MC.
Track list:
Modenine - "Spartan" (Nigeria/ UK)
Obita - "Warrior Shaka Zulu Remix" (Uganda/ Botswana/ South Africa)
Kalibrados - "Soldados Civis" (Angola)
Azagaia - "Povo no poder" (Mozambique)
Kudakwashe from DKR - "Magodo Angu (Rise Agen)" (Zimbabwe/ UK)
Maradona from 3rd World Riders - "Not A Thug" (South Africa)
HHP - "Harambe" (South Africa)
Kimba Mutanda - "Dearest Child" (Malawi)
Outspoken aka Alpha intellect - "The World Experiment" (Zimbabwe)
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*Naturelle also features on Rob one's 2020 Podcast out now. Check her out here: http://2020.mypodcast.com/2009/02/2020_EPISODE_65_090209_featuring_NATURELLE-181629.html
and her own brand new Heed the Call Sessions show here:
http://naturelle.mypodcast.com/2009/02/Budding_PoDJ-186431.html
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Sensai Tate
Harare/ Joburg/ Denver/ Austin, Africa/ N.America/ Worldwide
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 mid-90's tracks.
Established 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 +/-10 years and running!
Eventually landed regular DJ spots at local nightclubs.
Also released 2 independent mixtape compilation CD's titled the HIPHOCALYPSE Mixtape (2004)& HIPHOCALYPSE Re-mixtape (2005).
Currently publishing bi-weekly African hip hop podcasts showcasing upcoming African hip hop artists.
Also syndicated weekly all over Africa via TransAfrica Radio on MultiChoice DSTV channel 172 every Wednesday at 3:00pm, 10:00pm and 3am Central African Time (GMT+2hrs) every Wednesday night. Worldwide internet streaming at the same times available at: http://www.streamovation.com/transafricaradio/
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