More artistes take on Lugaflow style
Dec 08, 2006
Many people, especially clubgoers are familiar with the Lugaflow style, while to others; it is new. “Lugaflow is rap in local languages,†says Saba Saba of the Bataka Squad.
By Gilbert Mwijuke
Many people, especially clubgoers are familiar with the Lugaflow style, while to others; it is new. “Lugaflow is rap in local languages,†says Saba Saba of the Bataka Squad.
Created by local Hip-Hop artistes a few years ago, rappers like Saba Saba, Babaluku, Rocky Giant, Sylvester, Abramz, Saint CA, Lady Ryke, Mr. Africa and Lyrical G have brought this style to the limelight.
Originally, Hip-Hop could only be done in English. Saba Saba says by sticking to Luganda rap, local artistes wanted to have a style of music they could be identified with. “Ugandans deserve to be identified with a style of Hip-Hop music,†Saba Saba says.
“I think it doesn’t matter in which language one raps as long as the beat and the flow is there. I am sure people from other parts of the world will love this music because the artistes are being themselves,†Isaac Mulindwa, the chairman of the PAM Awards organising committee, says.
Bataka Squad, who have been in the rap game for a long time, recently performed Lugaflow at the inaugural Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival in Hartford, USA.
Whether this style works out well like Tanzania’s Bongo Flava is still a mystery.
According to AY, a Tanzanian Hip-Hop artiste, in 1988, Tanzanians fused their local Taraab music style with Hip-Hop and came up with Bongo Flava. This style has given birth to artistes like Juma Nature, Feruz, Professor Jay and X-Plastaz.
Many people, especially clubgoers are familiar with the Lugaflow style, while to others; it is new. “Lugaflow is rap in local languages,†says Saba Saba of the Bataka Squad.
Created by local Hip-Hop artistes a few years ago, rappers like Saba Saba, Babaluku, Rocky Giant, Sylvester, Abramz, Saint CA, Lady Ryke, Mr. Africa and Lyrical G have brought this style to the limelight.
Originally, Hip-Hop could only be done in English. Saba Saba says by sticking to Luganda rap, local artistes wanted to have a style of music they could be identified with. “Ugandans deserve to be identified with a style of Hip-Hop music,†Saba Saba says.
“I think it doesn’t matter in which language one raps as long as the beat and the flow is there. I am sure people from other parts of the world will love this music because the artistes are being themselves,†Isaac Mulindwa, the chairman of the PAM Awards organising committee, says.
Bataka Squad, who have been in the rap game for a long time, recently performed Lugaflow at the inaugural Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival in Hartford, USA.
Whether this style works out well like Tanzania’s Bongo Flava is still a mystery.
According to AY, a Tanzanian Hip-Hop artiste, in 1988, Tanzanians fused their local Taraab music style with Hip-Hop and came up with Bongo Flava. This style has given birth to artistes like Juma Nature, Feruz, Professor Jay and X-Plastaz.