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X Plastaz
X Plastaz is a Tanzanian hip hop musical group based in Arusha and founded in 1996. They are one of the most popular acts in the Tanzanian hip hop scene. Their style mixes elements from international hip hop and traditional Maasai people, Maasai music, represented by Maasai singer Merege. While Merege sings in maa language, maa (Maasai language), the other members of the group rap in swahili language, swahili and haya language, haya. Merege is also well known to perform in traditional Maasai clothings. X Plastaz hip hop is slower-paced that most African hip hop and strongly characterised by Maasai deep chanting. X Plastaz songs such as ''Aha!'', ''Dunia dudumizi'', ''Bamiza'' and, most notably, ''Msimu kwa msimu'' are among the most popular hits in the Bongo Flava, bongo flava genre. History The first line-up of X Plastaz consisted in the Ruff and Gsann brothers from Arusha, together with their colleague and roommate Ziggy from the Tanga Region. They began singing hip hop in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arusha
Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census). Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern branch of the Great Rift Valley, Arusha City has a temperate climate. The city is close to the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Meru in the Arusha National Park. The city is a major international diplomatic hub. It hosts the African Court of the African Union and is the capital of the East African Community. From 1994 to 2015, the city also hosted the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, but that entity has ceased operations. It is a multicultural city with a majority Tanzanian population of mixed backgrounds: indigenous African, Arab-Tanzanian and Indian-Tanzanian population, plus a small European and North Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
