Muthoni & Octopizzo Featured On American Website
Two of Kenya’s top artistes, Muthoni the Drummer Queen and Octopizzo have been featured National Public Radio’s blog. The feature focused on the two heavyweight’s place in the urban music scene concentrating on their partnership Vile Inafaa.
About Muthoni, the said, “In Nairobi’s dance scene, blogs bubble about her spark, and she is revered for the flexibility of her style, from a capella to dubstep.”
On their video for Vile Inafaa: “Illustrating how U.S. rap has become a template for urban living everywhere, the visual tropes fit accepted hip-hop conventions–but with an African twist in the energetic stomping lines of dancers.”
They also got wind of Octopizzo’s controversies and the commendable work he does for his community: “But whether or not Octopizzo flirts with somber powers, a la Robert Johnson, he is also involved with the NGO Uplifting Men and Youth in Africa, mentoring and doing arts education among the kids of the slums.”
In conclusion: “As the Drummer Queen and her consort Octopizzo rap about the comfort of cash the vaunting, incisive energy of their determination and the bravado of their skills are eloquent of a new generation that is rising in Africa.”
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