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The Top 5 feat Nafsi Huru: The Swahili hiphop ambassador

4 years ago50 min- plays

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The Swahili hiphop ambassador is in the house!


Mombasa-born and raised rapper Nafsi Huru has a new album out. With 10 years in the Kenyan hiphop game, he’s done it all. He’s a radio host, events organizer, and founder of Kenya’s first Sheng magazine Tribe 43. And his debut album Uhuru wa Nafsi features some of the best music producers, instrumentalists and rappers in Afrika.


Listen to this episode to find out


  • How he got his name Nafsi Huru
  • Why it took him 10 years to release his debut album
  • How he started working with Kaa La Moto
  • What he learnt from Juma Tutu
  • His favourite Kenyan rappers


For more Swahili goodness:


Get the Exclusive Top 100 Kenyan music playlist for free: https://bit.ly/freekenyanplaylist


Stream Uhuru wa Nafsi: https://spoti.fi/3BJNE7U 


Buy the album: https://bit.ly/nafsihuruhustlesasa 


Check out his Free Soul merchandise: https://bit.ly/freesoulclothing 


Listen to Da Hook Up on Icon Radio: https://bit.ly/dahookup 


Read my interview on Tribe 43: https://bit.ly/tribe43lamusicjunkie 


Connect with Nafsi Huru: https://bit.ly/nafsihuruinstagram 


Connect with LaMusicJunkie: https://bit.ly/lamusicjunkie 


This episode was recorded and edited at Tawala Beats Studio: https://bit.ly/tawalamusic

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