 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).
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 Staff Benda Bilili, Congolese street musicians are one of the biggest attractions at this year's Oslo World Music Festival which takes place in Oslo from 3rd - 8th November. Other artists taking part include Gilberto Gil, Oumou Sangare, Tinariwen and Tony Allen.
Staff Benda Bilili are the new music sensation coming out of Congo. Their first album Tres Tres Fort is released by Crammed Disc records. It is part their incredible life story as well as their astounding sound that have catapulted them into the international arena. Staff Benda Bilili is nothing like any other band that you have heard of. The core of the band consists of four senior singers/guitarist, who are all disabled (they suffered from poliomyelitis when they were young) and move around in spectacularly customized tricycles. They are backed by a younger rhythm section consisting of ex-sheges, abandoned street kids who were taken under the protection of the older members of the band. The soloist is an 18 year-old boy who plays astounding electric guitar-like solos on a one-stringed lute he designed and built himself out of a tin can. They all live around the grounds of the zoo in Kinshasa.
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