Ras Nas
Born in Morogoro (Tanzania), Ras Nas, aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi, is a musician and poet from Tanzania who blends African music and reggae with a dash of poetry. Ras Nas' latest album, ''Dar-es-Salaam'', contains roots reggae, soukous and dub poetry. It is released bKongoi Productions KonPro. Dar es Salaam has received a five star review in one of Norway's biggest dailies''Dagsavisen'' Recently, Ras Nas was featured on BBC World Service, ''The Beat'' program. The weekly program, reaching millions of listeners worldwide, is presented by Mark Coles. Other artists on the program were Wyclef Jean and Zoe Rahman. Among Ras Nas merits is sharing stage with Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Lou Reed at the Norwegian Wood Festival. Ras Nas has also warmed up for a number of reggae heavyweights like Luciano, I Jah Man, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Junior Delgado.Ras Nas' latest CD ''Dar-es-Salaam''contains a mix of reggae and African music, soukous. In this CD Ras Nas has worked with a number of musicians ...
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