K-South
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K-South is a hip hop production company who are among the pioneers of hip hop in Kenya
. The group composed of two members, Bamboo
(Tim Kimani) KC (Dobeez younger brother) and Doobeez (Jerry Manzekele), now Abbas. K-South was founded in 1995. Their name is an abbreviation of Kariobangi South
, an estate in Nairobi where they were based. The group used both English and Swahili
in their music as language.
Their debut album Nairobbery was released in 2002 by Samawati Studios. The album contained some of their earlier hits like "Tabia Mbaya". Also on the album was the track "Illektrikk Posse", featuring Zimbabwean rapper Mizchif
and Ugandan artists Bebe Cool
.
K-South's second and final album Nairobizm was released in 2004. One of its most played tracks was "Kapuka", which coined Kapuka, a derogatory term referring to more commercial artists. After the album they left Samawati label due to disputes .
K-South were featured on "Sitaki", a popular track by Mercy Myra
, a Kenyan R&B female musician.
The duo was disbanded in 2005, when Bamboo left the group after becoming a devout Christian. Bamboo has since concentrated on gospel rap . Earlier, Bamboo was riding high with his secular solo track "Compe". Jerry Doobiez is now performing under new stage name Abas and released album Angabanga in 2006.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. The group composed of two members, Bamboo
Bamboo (lyricist)
Simon Kimani, more popularly known as Bamboo, is an emcee who represents Kenya and currently lives in New York City. He was raised in Inglewood, California by parents of East African descent, and at the age of 17, his parents sent him to Nairobi, Kenya to eschew the potentially dangerous life they...
(Tim Kimani) KC (Dobeez younger brother) and Doobeez (Jerry Manzekele), now Abbas. K-South was founded in 1995. Their name is an abbreviation of Kariobangi South
Kariobangi
Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi, Kenya. It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. It is split into two parts, Kariobangi North and Kariobangi South...
, an estate in Nairobi where they were based. The group used both English and Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
in their music as language.
Their debut album Nairobbery was released in 2002 by Samawati Studios. The album contained some of their earlier hits like "Tabia Mbaya". Also on the album was the track "Illektrikk Posse", featuring Zimbabwean rapper Mizchif
Mizchif
Hechichamunorwa Mount zion Kwenda , better known as Mizchif, is a South African based Zimbabwean rapper.Mizchif was born and raised in Highfields, Harare, Zimbabwe. He moved to Syracuse, New York at the age of 12 where he hooked up with a crew, Soul Pack, and began rapping...
and Ugandan artists Bebe Cool
Bebe Cool
Bebe Cool is a ragga musician from Uganda. He started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but a few years later he moved back to his native country...
.
K-South's second and final album Nairobizm was released in 2004. One of its most played tracks was "Kapuka", which coined Kapuka, a derogatory term referring to more commercial artists. After the album they left Samawati label due to disputes .
K-South were featured on "Sitaki", a popular track by Mercy Myra
Mercy Myra
- Biography :In 1996, she joined the Calabash Band but left it the next year to join the R&B group Destinee and in 1997 she joined a band called Black Ice...
, a Kenyan R&B female musician.
The duo was disbanded in 2005, when Bamboo left the group after becoming a devout Christian. Bamboo has since concentrated on gospel rap . Earlier, Bamboo was riding high with his secular solo track "Compe". Jerry Doobiez is now performing under new stage name Abas and released album Angabanga in 2006.