News items | World Beats Ras Nas Norwegian Tour - Autumn 2009 |
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Ras Nas is to tour six towns in Norway in October-November this year bringing reggae and african music closer to a wider Norwegian audience. The tour is part of World Beats concert series organised by Samspill International Network. "It feels good to get a chance to spread the music once again" says Ras Nas aka Nasibu Mwanukuzi whose latest CD "Dar-es-Salaam" has received rave reviews by local as well international music critics. Kongoi Productions is also one of the sponsors of the tour.Ras Nas, a Tanzanian musician and poet based in Oslo, blends reggae and afropop with a dash of poetry. His lyrics are in both Swahili and English. The tour will include Kongsberg, Drammen, Fredrikstad, Arendal, Oslo and Trondheim (Transform festival). Ras Nas’ line up consists of musicians from Congo Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Norway and Sweden. The tour is organised by Samspill in collaboration with Kongoi Productions . It is also supported by Norsk kulturråd , Fond for utøvende kunstnere and Fond for lyd og bilde.
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