Songs
1st single from Metaphor Za Mtaa album
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- country:Kenya
- region:East Africa
- style(s):Afro, Hip Hop
- label:Penya / UpToYouToo
- type:Solo, Composer/Songwriter
- gender:male
- instrumentation:vocal
- artist posted by:Penya / UpToYouToo
Line up
- Goreala (Vocals)
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On the violent streets of Eastlands Nairobi – the slums, the ghettos, the poor and the corrupt – a new MC grew to be known as Goreala.
Metaphor za Mtaa is his second release, succeeding the popular demo 1961. It is a testimony of life in modern day African cities. Metaphor za Mtaa is a collaboration of the Kenyan MCs Goreala and Projekt with French DJ BoulaOne. It was conceived and recorded in the ghetto studio Ragz2Records, a project supported by the Dutch organization Up To You Too, especially founded to nurture talent from the ghettos. The studio developed the artistic quality of the artists and created visibility around the issues of slum life.
The songs talk of survival, crime, paid love and street politics. The combination of the straight forward lyrics and Boula One’s dope beats has provoked great reactions from those who have heard the music. BBC Radio 3 host Charlie Gillett has played the album tracks many times and the album was charted in the World Music charts.
All proceeds of Metaphor za Mtaa will go back to the MCs, studio and social projects that help slum youth earn a decent living. Metaphor za Mtaa is the 1st release by Penya, the label that Up To You Too has founded as a result of this album.
