Zuluboy released his debut album on September 11th, 2006 titled ‘Masihambisane – Da 1st Hip-Hop Lesson’ under his record label native rhythms records. The album has the making, sound and feel of what a PhD of rap student would present to their professor as their final dissertation - after many years of research on the subject. Zuluboy has risen to the challenge that the industry, locally and abroad, has been shouting for - that is, where is the South African album that is both ethnocentric but global? The album is that album! In this album, Zuluboy has stayed true to his name, identity and character. This album - which travels musically and lyrically, in and out of the urban environment, whilst connecting to the deeply rooted culture of the mighty Zulu nation - has definitely earned him stripes in the rural villages as well as the hostels populated by Zulu migrant workers, whilst hip-hop heads in the metropolis has given him the props. Influenced by the sounds of Zulu spiritual war songs and accapella, accompanied by rhythmic clapping and foot stamping as if to awaken ancestral spirits, Zuluboy has unarchived songs long-forgotten and fused them into the great hip-hop tradition. The album Features Inyosi Umletshe, Jah Seed, Sufidun, Pro Kid, Young Nations,Believers in Christ, Gloria Scott, Amadodona ase Weseli i and Zamani. Lead singles include Baleka, Hail to the Kings and 3 Zulus on da Mic
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
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