Rich in diversity in styles, language usage, skills, and creative ways to be political in one of the more difficult places in the world to be an activist, Zimbabwean hip hop is ready to blow. Two years ago, in late 2010, Nomadic Wax travelled to Harare and produced this video short on some of the emcees we ran into. The following year, Magamba premiered the Shoko Festival. As a co-sponsor, we filmed the entire festival and put together this collection of videos on the groundbreaking event. With the 2nd annual Shoko Festival taking place in a few weeks, the Zim scene has seen an unprecedented multi-year stretch of massive growth and increased exposure.
To help create another access point for rest of the world into Zimbabwean hip hop, Nomadic Wax partnered up with several other organizations and artists to put together two things. The first is this in-depth article on Shoko Festival 2011 and the scene in general in Zimbabwe, written by the emcee Hired Gun. Secondly, we invited close collaborator DJ RBi to put together this little 'Live From Zimbabwe' mixtape. Between the article, the new mixtape, and the videos, we hope to provide y'all with a small window into one of the most underrated scenes on the planet.
Read the full article here:
Download the Mixtape here:
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