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Ras Nas on tour in Norway. Autumn 2009. Reggae Music and Afropop
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. "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.
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.
Ras Nas’ line up consists of musicians from Congo Brazzaville, Ivory Coast, Norway and Sweden.
For more info check out www.rasnas.kongoi.com and www.twitter.com/rasnas
Tour dates:
23rd October - Kongsberg
24th October - Drammen
29th October - Fredrikstad
30th October - Arendal
31st October - Oslo
06th November - Trondheim (Transform festival)
Short Ras Nas' bio
Ras Nas is singer-songwriter, poet, guitarist, percussionist and producer from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
Nasibu has experimented with painting and carving. He started playing music at the age of ten and sang for a while in a church choir at St.Peter's Cathedral in Dodoma, Tanzania, in 1968. Growing up in the 60's and 70's Nasibu listened to a lot of Tanzanian music by master guitarists like Wema Abdallah, the mighty Mbaraka Mwinshehe and his Likembe Mahoka style, Segere Matata, as well as Michael Enok of Dar Jazz, from Dar-es-salaam.
Other influences is from the Congolese maestros like Luambo Luanzo Makiadi and his immortal T.P OK Jazz, Dr. Nico of African Fiesta Sukisa and countless other African musicians who have helped to mold African music and inspired another generation of musicians. More impulses came from Caribbean music of the late 60's which was popular in East Africa. Also influenced by the early reggae greats, the likes of Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, and Linton Kwesi Johnson, to name but a few. All this has helped to shape Ras Nas' musical style.
Nasibu started writing African poetry at the age of 17 and experimented with various forms of African chanting and African drumming. He is also a painter who ran short of paint at one point. Studied Law at the University of Dar es salaam where he graduated with an L.L.B degree in 1984. After graduation he worked for a while as a journalist for Daily News as well as a correspondent for Africa Magazine covering mainly cultural issues.
While at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, Nasibu co-founded a powerful poetry and drama group "SAYARI" in Dar-es-salaam in 1980. Other SAYARI members were Freddy Macha, Chiku Ali (who joined after Anna Lukindo) and George Chioko. The group combined African music, poetry, miming, dance and drama and toured extensively in Scandinavia. In 1985 Nasibu moved to Oslo, Norway to study Mass Communications at the University of Oslo, UIO. He has since lived in Norway, also as a father of three children.
In 1985 he initiated "UMOJA CULTURE", a group in Oslo that blended traditional African music and dance. He also co-founded "ARTISTS FOR LIBERATION", a forerunner to Nordic Black Theater. In 1989 he published his first collection of African poetry, "Double Focus", (Kongoi Productions). Together with Reginald T.Oliver (Papa Lion) and James Toney Jr. he formed NASIBU and the DUAL VISION, a trio that performed Rhythmic Poetry coated with vibrant African chanting, harmonies and drumming. The trio changed name to "THE COLD FIRE" bringing in a Zimbabwean bassist, Clive Brown, and produced a music cassette during a tour in Germany.
{mosimage}In 1990 Nasibu went solo and formed his own band under his artist name, RAS NAS. The band had a debut concert in July 1991, at a party to mark the 99th anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Sellasie I. The party was organized by the Rastafari Cultural Foundation in Oslo. The year after, Ras Nas performed for Nelson Mandela, celebrating his release from Robben Island prison. This happened in Oslo, on Mr. Mandela's first visit to Norway.
In 1997 he produced Ras Nas debut CD "Cut You Loose," (Kongoi Productions). (RNCD9701), working together with Charles Mena from Nicaragua, Chuck Frazier ,a musician from Texas and Ishamel de Leon from Trinidad.
Ras Nas tracks can be also be found in other music compilations, the most notable being "RAW 2000" by Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide.
Ras Nas' latest album "Dar-es-Salaam" has received rave reviews. One of the biggest Norwegian dailies, Dagsavisen, gave the album a 5 star review, a record in Norway in many ways! The album was released in July 2008 by Kongoi Productions
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Does anyone know of any record shops that carry a decent amount and variety of Reggae music in the area?
I know Everybody's Records has a nice small selection, and Half Price may carry a few here and there. I would just like to have somewhere more specialized and diverse.
I'm open to Vinyl, CD's, Tapes, Videos, DVD's, etc. I would like something local, rather than buying everything individually online.
Thank you!
I don't know about reggae specifically, but try Shake-It Records in Northside, they have a very diverse selection of music.
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DescriptionReggae Gold is the ultimate collection of reggae hits for summer 2011! Filled with 16 of the hottest sounds from Jamaica, Reggae Gold is the most recognized and best selling compilation series in the genre... |
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DescriptionFans of 1970s reggae are sure to rejoice at the chance to hear Jimmy Cliff and Joe Higgs talk about their music, to see hyperkinetic producer-musician Lee "Scratch" Perry at work in his legendary Black Ark studio (with Junior Murvin, the Heptones, and the Upsetters), and to enjoy the lively sounds of the Mighty Diamonds, Ras Michael, and U-Roy in concert... |
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