Saba Saba: MC, Activist, Ambassador
A Weekend of Conscious African Hiphop starts now
PODCAST: Modiba Afrikast #3 brings you words and music by hiphop ambassador and activist Saba Saba of Uganda. Bringing positivity with a hard edge, sharpened by the suffering on the streets of Luganda and throughout the continent, Saba Saba – a member of legendary Ugandan hiphop crew Bataka Squad, in which he is known as Krazy Native – drops some insights about the past, present, and future of his conscious brand of socially- and politically-minded hiphop.
SHOW: And if you are in the New York City area, you have a chance this weekend to see not one but TWO LIVE PERFORMANCES on offer from this charismatic lyricist. First, it’s in an appearance TODAY, Saturday, August 5th at the Brooklyn African Music and Arts Festival with the African Underground All-Stars, an ensemble that also features MCs CHOSAN of Sierra Leone and KG of Kenya, among many other great African musical acts throughout the day. The activities get started at the Prospect Park Celebrate Brooklyn! Bandshell at 2pm, and just outside the bandshall is a marketplace avenue of African art, food, and music booths
SHOW: And if you are in the New York City area, you have a chance this weekend to see not one but TWO LIVE PERFORMANCES on offer from this charismatic lyricist. First, it’s in an appearance TODAY, Saturday, August 5th at the Brooklyn African Music and Arts Festival with the African Underground All-Stars, an ensemble that also features MCs CHOSAN of Sierra Leone and KG of Kenya, among many other great African musical acts throughout the day. The activities get started at the Prospect Park Celebrate Brooklyn! Bandshell at 2pm, and just outside the bandshall is a marketplace avenue of African art, food, and music booths.
BENEFIT: Then, on Sunday, August 6th, Saba will be performing a solo set at a benefit concert for the food shortage crisis in East Africa. The East African Benefit Concert 2006 will bring together hip-hop artists from across Africa and the African Diaspora to raise awareness and funds for the East Africa famine, which currently affects more than 3.5 Million Kenyans.
BIO
Saba Saba a.k.a. Krazy Native is one of the members of the legendary Bataka Underground, the originators of Luganda rapping and one of the oldest hiphop groups in Uganda, representing since 1994..
Click here to read more about Krayzie Native a.k.a Saba Saba
Tuesday, 24th May 2006
Saba Saba release new songs
Saba Saba releases new singles Baboo and Obwavu Koondo. Both singles are off his latest album “Cup Of Koffee With Idi Amin" Baboo{tear Gas} In Baboo he features his partner in crime Babaluku band member of Bataka Underground. The album will be available online end of July and will be all over by end of August. Check the website for more info. www.sabasabamusic.com
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