(FAZA NELLY FROM X PLASTAZ)
by Thomas Gesthuizen, April 5, 2006

In this short overview I will try to summarize some of the facts
surrounding the tragic and sudden death of Faza Nelly, one of Africa's hip
hop heroes and an icon in his local scene of Arusha, northern Tanzania.

On Monday 27 March, emcee Faza Nelly (Nelson Chrizostom Rutta) from
Arusha, Northern Tanzania was stabbed 9 times with a knife by his
neighbour.
Two days later he died from the results of the stabbing as the knife had
severely damaged his longs.

Faza Nelly was a member of X Plastaz, a rap group of six from Arusha whose
work is known worldwide through their concert tours to places such as
Brazil, UK and Holland, an album released worldwide and tracks which
appeared on compilations such as the Rough guide to African Rap. The group
became popular through their own brand of East African hip hop, which is a
merger of hardcore beats, Swahili rhymes and traditional acappella Maasai
music sung by a Maasai warrior who spends most of his time in a
traditional environment on the Maasai steppe.

THE MURDER
Nelly was murdered by Moses Yohana Kilevo, a neighbour who had been
terrorizing his neighborhood for some time with inappropriate behavior
such as writing 'I am a killer' on the walls of his shared compound, which
was also home to neighbour' kids. This behavior had caused the
neighbours to sign a petition to evict him, but to no avail. When Musa,
one of Nelly's friends who lived in the same house, tried to talk to
Moses, he was arrested by police for false robbery charges - it was Moses
who had sent this complaint.
Nelly tried to get Musa out of jail and talked to the police who asked him
to return with neighbours to testify, then he went home to try to talk to
Moses.
Moses however got angry and wanted to fight Nelly, who then decided to
evade problems and go back to his own room. Seconds later, Moses came out
of his room with a big rambo knife and stabbed Nelly 9 times in several
places including his nose, armpits and lungs.
There was never a fight, and Nelly according to his family and environment
was a totally peaceful person who would never harm anyone, he showed
compassion to the 'have-nots' of society as can be heard in his lyrics
such as 'Nini dhambi kwa mwenye dhiki'. Also in this case he could not
even defend himself against the attack from the back.
Nelly spent 2 days in hospital where he was put to a breathing machine. He
had surgery two times, but after the second time his condition suddenly
dropped and he died in the presence of doctors and his friend Musa.

THE KILLER - REWARD OF 500.000 TSH
The killer, Moses Yohana Kilevo, was a regular person with a family (wife
and 2 kids), other than what was mentioned in the Tanzanian press before,
he was not a 'kichaa' (insane). However he was known to be a rude and
unpleasant person to his neighbourhood. Moses fled away after stabbing
Nelly and has not been seen again. Arusha police are investigating and
chances are that he may have fled to Nairobi where he has relatives. A
reward for bringing the killer out has been put up by the family to the
value of 500.000 Tanzanian shillings. See attached photo.

 

 

With the passing of Nelly, the hip hop community has lost a modest but highly skilled emcee whose lyrics were tales from the grassroots of society. He showed a great respect for the natural treasures of Tanzania and for traditional culture, such as in the song 'Aha' (see video here). Nelly truly cared for the community and the poor & helpless and was never tempted to go with the trend of Tanzanian rap to become more commercial and less about the hardships of the common people. At the same time he knew how to enjoy life and his sense of humor never failed to break the ice with people from all over the world.

In his travel with the group he got to see different parts of the world such as Belgium, UK and Brazil. He was booked to perform in Gabon (West-central Africa) in early June, and a music video featuring him rapping on top of the holy mountain of the Maasai (the active volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai) was about to be released in Tanzania along with the new single 'Hiyo' which is also on the new Kunta Kinte Clothing mix tape (see the X Plastaz Myspace page for audio).

Africanhiphop.com would like to send condolences to his family, friends, colleagues and fans.
More news soon as Africanhiphop.com editor Juma4 will also be in Tanzania the coming week.

 

 

MTAYARISHAJI mahiri wa muziki katika studio mpya na za kisasa nchini Tanzana, Saimon Sayi,"Complex"

amefariki katikati ya mwezi Agosti eneo la Mbwewe,Tanga akiwa njiani kuelekea Arusha.

 

Complex,ambaye binafsi nilianza kufahamiana naye kupitia msanii,Ambene Yessaya"AY"

 akiwa produza katika studio za Backyard wakati huo,alipatwa na mauti hayo akiwa

njiani kuelekea Arusha akitokea mjini Morogoro katika tamasha la Fiesta.

 

Ajali hiyo ambayo ilisababisha vifo vya watu kadhaa ambao walikuwemo

ndani ya gari aina Toyota Landcruiser iltokea katika eneo hilo

baada ya gari hiyo kupasuka gurudumu la nyuma na kupinduka ambapo

Complex na mpenzi wake Viviani Tilya ambaye alikuwa mytangazaji wa kituo cha redio

 Clouds FM cha Dar es Salaam,Tanzania walifariki.

 

Complex anakumbukwa na wadau wa muziki katika mchango

wake mkubwa hasa pale alipo mpa tafu Ambene Yessaya"AY"

katika kibao chake  NI Raha tu ambacho kilitokea kupendwa.

 

Mbali na kushirikisha katika kibao hicho,pia Complex aliweza kusikika

katika vibao kdhaa vya wasanii kikiwemo,.Taifa la Bongo kilichofanywa

na kundi la B-clan ambacho kiliwashirikisha wasanii kama Suma Lee,Noorah,Complex na wengineo.

 

Mbali na kibao hicho,Complex kuonekana akiwa katika kiitikio,pia

aliweza kushirikishwa katika kibao cha Nyamaza ambapo wasanii  Dataz na Sguezer wamepata lifti yake.

 

Mbali na kazi hizi ambazo amezitoa siku za karibuni,pia ameweza kurekodi

albamu za wasanii wengi walikwemo Kundi la Wagosi wa Kaya,albamu yao mpya "Nyeti" ni matunda ya Complex.

 

Binafsi,nilikutana naye wiki moja kabl ya kifo chake,nilifika kazini kwake majira

ya saa nane mchana,alinipokea vizuri sana kama kawaida yake.

 

"Ndiyo mzee,karibu bwana,tunafanya marekebisho makubwa katika studio

yetu ndio maana nipo katika chumba ambacho hujaoea kunikuta" alisema huku

akiwa na wasaniiwa kundi la Ghetto Boyz.

 

Hiyo ndiyo ilikuwa siku yangu ya mwisho kuonana na msanii huyo.

 

Complex alizaliwa mwaka 1978 na kpata elimu yake katikashule

mbalimbali hadi alipomaliza masomo yake ya kidato cha sita katika shule ya sekondari Popatlal,Tanga Tanzania.

 

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Ghetto Boys kuzinduwa - Yote Bure

 

KUNDI la muziki wa hiphop la Ghetto Boys limekamilisha kurekodi albamu yake

 mpya iliyobeba jina la Yote Bure. Akizungumza na Mtandano huu,Tanzania jana,mmoja

wa wasanii wa kundi hilo,Juma Mjivuni alisema albamu yao hiyo imebeba jumla ya nyimbo nane.

 

Alisema kazi ya kurekodi albamu hiyo imefanyika katika studio tofauti ambazo ni Aegies,

Sound Crafters,Bongo Records pamoja na Mwingu zote za Dar res Salaam.

 

Msanii huyo aliema baada ya kazi hiyo kukamilika,wanajiandaakufanya uzinduzi wa albamu hiyokatika siku za mbele.

 

Aidha msanii huyo alisema mbali na hilo,Pia kundi lake linajiandaa kufanya

shooting ya video ya albamu hiyo ambapo wimbo mmoja Maisha ya ndoa umeanza kufanyiwa shooting

 chini ya kampuni ya King Kiff ya Tanzania.

 

Kundi hilo limeundwa na wasanii watano ambao wamejiengua kwa msanii Afande Selle ambaye ni mfalme

 wa wakali wa rhymes 2003,.

 

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Dudu Baya sas yuko kwenye Kiwango

 

MSANII wa muziki wa Bongo fleva,Godfrey Tumaini"Dudu Baya" amekamilisha kazi

ya kurekodi albamu ya sita iliyobeba jina la Kiwango.

 

Akizungumza na mtandano huo,Tanzania jana,msanii huyo alisema kazi hiyo

imekamilika na albamu yake hiyo imebeba jumla ya nyimbo tisa.

 

Alisema katika albamu yake hiyoamewashirikisha wsanii wengi wakiwemo

Joan,Doreen pamojana kundi la kinadada la Unique sisters.

 

Msanii huyo alisema albamu yake hiyo ambayo ni moto wa kuotea mbali imeshaingia katika soko la muziki nchini.

 

Dudu baya alisema baada ya kumaliza kazi ya kurekodi albamu hiyo ameanza kazi ya kufanya shooting kwa albamu nzima.

 

Albamu hiyo imerekodiwa katika studio tofauti za muziki zikiwemo MasterJay na Aegies zote za Dares Salaam,Tanzania.

 

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Rich One - akamilisha album yake - Hakuna Kitu

 

Richard Shauri"Rich One" msanii wa muziki wa bongo fleva nchini Tanzania amekamilisha kazi ya

kurekodi albamu yake ya pili iliypobeba jina la Hakuna kitu.

 

Akizungumza na Mtandano huu,Dar es salaam Tanzania,hivi karibuni,alisema kazi

ya kurekodi albamu hiyo imefanyika katika studio tofauti Tanzania.

 

Alisema lengo la kufanyia katika studio hizo ni kujaribu kupata ladha

tofauti za muzikitoka kwa watayarishaji wa muziki.

 

Aloizitaja studio ambazo zimerekodi albamu yake hiyo kuwa ni Bongo records,

Home Boyzs ya Kenya,Sound Crafters,Jaysilk.

 

Mbali na hilo,alisema katika albamu yake hiyo ameweza kuwashirikisha

waanii kama Juma Nature,Stara Thomas,Late Viviani Tilya,Jose MtamboRichard Mangustino,

Amani Temba"Mh Temba"Banana Zorro na Mike Tee.

 

Aidha alizitaja nyimbo ambazo zinapatikana katika albamu hiyo kuwa ni

Penzi,Malengo,Na bado,Harusi,Intro,Outro,NimedataBwax,Umenidatisha na uliobeba jina la albamu hiyo Hakuna kitu.

 

Sambamba na hilo,msanii hyuyo alisema ameanza kazi ya kufanya shooting ya albamu hiyo ambapo

 wimbo wake Unanidatisha umefanyiwa na kampuni ya Roca Production ya Tanzania.

 

 

 Makala na James Nindi - Kuhusu muelekeo na mtazamo wa HIP HOP , Tanzania

 

Nafikiri nitaanza kuandika kwa kuanzia na mawazo ambayo nilipata kuyasikia katika siku za nyma juu ya muiziki huu.

 

Mara ya kwanza pale ambapo muziki huu ulianza mwanzoni mwa miaka 90,jamii kubwa iliuchukulia muziki huu kama ni uhuni.

 

Kutokana na hilo sehemu kubwa ya  jamii hapa Tanzania,hasa watu wenye umri kuanzia miaka 45 kwenda juu waliuchukulia

muziki huu kama ni uhuni na hauna faida yoyote ka vijana wao. Hivyo walipoanza kuupiga vita,wapo vijana ambao

walikuwa na uwezo wa kufanya hiphop alisi kwa kipindi hicho walishindwa kuendelea kutokana na vita kubwa toka kwa

 wazazi wao. Hali hiyo iliweza kuendelea na kulianza kutjitokeza mapinduzi,baada ya baadhi ya wasanii kuanza kutoa

nyimbo ambazo zilikuwa zimebeba ujumbe mzuri kukemea mazovu kama,Mabaya ambayo yanatokea katika miji, mfano

walitoa nyimbo kutahadharisha mambo mabaya katika Jiji la Dar es salaam.Umalaya,Wanasiasa wabaya na kero nyingine.

 

Hali hii iliweza kuwavuta baaadhi ya waze kuanza kuwa na mtazomo tofauti katika muziki huu,mbali na kuvutiwa na ujumbe

 wa baadhi ya wasanii,pia muziki huo ulianza kutoa ajira kwa vijana wengi.

 

Mfano vijana ambao hawakupata nafasi za kuendelea na masomo yao,waliweza kupata nafasi ya kushiriki katika muziki

huo na kuweza kujiendeshea maisha yao na kuzisupoti familia zao.

 

Hili lilizidi kuongeza imani kwa wazee wengi kuupenda muziki huu,hivyo kadri siku zilivyokwenda muziki huuuliendela

kupata sifa kiasi cha hata wanasiasa wakubwa akiwem rais Mkapa aliwahi kunukuu maneno ya Msanii Joseph Haule

kutoka katika kibao chake,Ndiyo Mzee ambapo alikuwa anawashutumu wanasiasa waongo.

 

Mbali na kuonyesha mafanikio hayo katika siku za nyuma,pia muziki huo umeonyesha kuwa na mapungufu katika siku za usoni.

 

Mapungufu hayo ni kama Kokosekana ubunifu,Nyimbo nyingi kufanana kwa ujumbe au ala,wasanii wao kutokuwa

na umoja na pia wamekuwa wakiigfa sana kutoka nchini za magharibi likiwemo hata suala la mavazi.

 

Hilo linaweza kuleta athari kubwa sana kwa upande wa utamaduni,maana wasanii wamekuwa wakikiuka kabisa asili zao.

 

Kwa sasa,baadhi ya wazee tena wameanza kuupa kisongo muziki huo kutokana na mambo yanatofanywa na

baadhi ya wasanii wake.Ni jambo la kawaida kwa sasa kukukata na kijana,msanii fulani amevaa hereni na amesuka

 nywele kama msichana. Hivyo baadhi ya wazee tena ambao walikuwa wapenzi wa muziki huo,kwa kushiriki katika

matamsha na kununua kazi za wasanii hao wameacha hilo kwa kuona wasanii wanapotoka..

 

Nafikiri wanahitajika kupata semina za mara kwa mara ili kuweza kujua miiko ya muziki huo ili iweze kuwasaidia

 kujua njia za kupita kwani wengi wao walianza vizuri.

 

 

Stara ana wasiwasi na mapenzi

MSANII mahiri wa muziki wa Zouk nchini Tanzania,Stara Thomas yupo mbini

kutoa video yake mpya ya kibao Wasiwasi wa Mapenzi ambayo imerekodiwa

na kampuni ya Visho Lab ya ijini Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

 

Akizungumza na Mtandano huu,Dar es salaam juzi,Stara alisema kazi ya kurekodi

kanda hiyo imefanyika chini ya kampuni hiyo kwa ustadi wa hali ya juu.

 

Msanii  huyu ambaye ametamba na vibao vyake kadhaa kikiwemo

Mimi na wewe,alisema wimbo huo umerekodiwa katika studio za Akili's,

zilizopo,Ilala,Dar es salaam,Tanzania.

 

Stara msanii wa kike ambaye anauwezo mkubwa wa kujiamini,alisema mara

baada ya kazi hiyo kukamilika,inatarajiwa kusikia na kuonekana katika vituo

 vya luninga nchini Tanzania mapema mwezi Agosti.

 

Hata hivyo msanii huyu alisema hiyo ni njia ya kuanza kuandaa albamu

yake mpya ambayo itabeba nyimbo kadhaa na atazidi kuizungumzia kadri siku zinavyosonga mbele.

 

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Big Dogg Posse kuonekana - Kona Zote ndani ya album mpya

 

KUNDI la muziki wa hiphop la Big Dogg Posse(BDP- Kamili )la nchini hapa

linajiandaa kufanya uzinduzi albamu yake mpya,Kona Zote" 

baada ya kuingiza katika soko la muziki nchini.

 

Akizungumza na Mtandao huo,Dar es Salaam jana,Kiongozi wa kundi hilo,Drezy Chief

alisema mara baada ya kazi ya kuingiza sokoni albamu yake kukamilika,sasa hivi kundi

hilo linajiandaa na uzinduzi.Alisema kutokana na kazi hioyo kupenda na wengi,bado kundi

lake linajiandaa na kufanya hilo kutokana na kpata mialiko mingi katika mikoa mbalimbali

 wakitaka uzinduzi huo ukafanyike.Mbali na kujiandaa na hilo,alisema video yao,Kona zote

ambayo imefanya na kampuni ya Roca Production ya jijini Dar es salaam.

Tanzania,imekuwa ikifanya vizuri katika soko la muziki kutokana na kupendwa na wengi.

 

"Bado hatujaingia mkanda wetu wa video sokoni,ila wimbo huu unatakiwa na wengi

tuuingize kaa single yetu katika video" alisema msanii huyo. Albamu hiyo ya klona zote

imebeba jumla ya nyimbo nane ambazo ni,mama,Changu,Walimwengu,

Kwenye pati,Maimuna,kwenye 18, na wamewashirikisha wasanii mbalimbali akiwemo

Bizzman,Mac 2b,Q-chief pamoja na Enrico toka katika studio za Sound Crafters

za Jijini Dar es Salaam.Tanzania. Kundi hilo kwa sasa limejipatia umaarufu mkubwa

hapa nchini kutokana na kibao chake hicho Kona zote kutamba katika vituo mbalimbali vya redio.

 

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Kala P awapinga mizinga wenye luninga

 

KUNDI la muziki wa Hiphop la Kikosi cha Mizinga lenye maskani yake block 41,Kinondoni,

Dar es salaam,Tanzania limelalamikia kitendo cha vituo vya luninga nchini Tanzania kutoipa

kipaumbela video yao mpya,Mstari wa mbele.

 

Wakizungumza na Mtandano huu,dar es salaam,kiongozi wa kundi hilo,Kalla Pinna alisema

pamoja na kibao chao hicho kushika nafasi za juu katika vituo vya nje,bado vituo vya hapa

havionyeshi ushirikiano na kundi lake. Alisema kibao chicho ambacho kimerekodiwa na

kampuni ya Kikosi Production yenye maskani yake,Italy kimeshika nafasi za juu katika kituo

cha television cha channel O,cha Afrika Kusini,ila hapa nchini hakipati nafasi hata kuingia Top Ten.

 

Alisema hali hiyo inatokana na baadhi ya watangazaji wa vituo vya televisheni kutofanya

 kazi kwa haki na kuweka mbele masuala ya rushwa. "Sisi hatupo tayri kutoa rushwa kwa ajili ya

 kazizetu zipate nafasi,ila ubora wetu wa kazi wananchi wanaufahamu" alisema kiongozi huyo.

 

Akizungumzia mikakati ya kundi lake,alisema lipo mbioni kufanya uzinduzi wa albamu yake,

Kufa au kupona ambayo imekamilika kurekodiwa katika studio za Bongo Records

 chini ya produza P.Funk

  

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Mazimwi - GWM kutoka na moto mkali

 

RASHID Ziada msanii wa kundi kongwe la Gangster With Matatizo(GWM)

laenye maskani yake Temeke,Dar es Salaam,Tanzania alisema pamoja na yeye kuwa katika kundi

la wanaume Family badop kundi lake hilo lipo. Akizungumza na Mtandano huu Dar es Salaam,

Tanzania,Rashid maaraufu kama Kr alisema kuwa kuwa kundi lake hilo ambalo limeudwa na

 wasanii wawili,yeye na D Chief bado lipo na linajiandaa kutoka  na moto mkali.

 

Alisema katika kudhihirisha hilo,tayari kundi lake limeanza kazi ya kutambalisha vibao vyake

vipya ambavyo vimeanza kusikika katika vituo vya redio.

 

"Tumeanza kutoa nyimbo zetu kama Nyumbani ni Nyumbani ambayo inaonyesha kupendwa

na wengi" alisema msanii huyo.

 

Alisema kinachochelewesha kundi lake kutoa albamu yake ni kutokana na mfumo uliopo

 katika kundi lao la sasa loa kupeana nafasi. Kundi hilo ambalo ni moja kati ya makundi

makongwe nchini liliwahi kutyamba na vibao vyake kadhaa kikiwemo Yamenikuta ambapo

 walimshirikisha mmoja wa wasanii wa muziki huo wakongwe nchini Tanzania,Joseph Mbilinyi.

 

Aidha Kr alisema katika albamu yao mpya ambayo itakuwa ya pili,itabeba mchangiko

wa nyimbo zikiwemo hata reggae na hilo ni kutaka kuionyesha jamii kwamba wao ni wakali.

 

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