Tumi and the Volume is an African
hip hop music ensemble
Ensemble may refer to:
Art
* Architectural ensemble
* Ensemble (album), ''Ensemble'' (album), Kendji Girac 2015 album
* Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary
* Ensemble cast (drama, comedy)
* Ensemble (musical theatre), also known as the ...
that includes
rapper
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Tumi Molekane
Tumi Molekane (born 16 August 1981) is a Tanzanian-born South African rapper and poet. He was the lead vocalist of Tumi and the Volume, that was officially disbanded in 2012. In 2016 Tumi relaunched himself as Stogie T and released an eponymous ...
, lead guitarist Tiago Correia-Paul, bass guitarist David Bergman and drummer Paulo Chibanga. The act is often associated with the
Mozambican band
340ml
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because it shares some of its core members.
Their releases include the
live album ''At The Bassline'' (2004), and the
studio albums ''
Tumi and the Volume'' (2006) and ''Pick a Dream'' (2010).
In December 2012 the band officially disbanded.
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South African hip hop groups