Zula II Survive
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Zula II Survive is the second album by Namibian
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

 kwaito
Kwaito
Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the 1990s. It is a variant of house music featuring the use of African sounds and samples. Typically at a slower tempo range than other styles of house music, Kwaito often contains catchy melodic and percussive loop samples,...

 artist Gazza
Gazza (artist)
Lazaruz Karandu Shiimi known by his stage name as Gazza, is a Namibian kwaito musician from Oshakati. As a soccer lover, he nicknamed himself Gazza after famous English soccer player Paul Gascoigne. He is one of the most commercially successful recording artists in Namibia...

. The album adopted more kwaito than Tanauka
Tanauka
Tanauka is the debut album by Namibian musician Gazza. It was released by RC-Ghetto in February, 2004. It features the hit songs "Ghetto Life" and "Shidolodolo" which both features his then best friend and label mate The Dogg. Productions on the album were handled by Elvo...

, and till today is considered Gazza's best album. Zula II Survive together with The Dogg
The Dogg
Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

's Shimaliw' Osatana
Shimaliw' Osatana
Shimaliw' Osatana is the debut album by Namibian kwaito master The Dogg, released in February 2004 through RC-Ghetto Records. Shimaliw' Osatana was the first full length kwaito album released in Namibia. The album was immediately hailed as a masterpiece by several critics, and is today one of the...

and Take Out Yo Gun
Take Out Yo Gun
Take Out Yo Gun is the second album by kwaito star The Dogg, released in December 2004. The album has received many positive reviews from critics despite the fact that it was released the same year as Shimaliw' Osatana. Take Out Yo Gun was the first album to be released on The Dogg's own label...

are considered the first albums that shaped the Namibian kwaito genre. The album also introduced Sunny Boy
Sunny Boy
Sunday Shipushu , well known as Sunny Boy is a Namibian rapper from Ongwediva. Sunny Boy performs a brand of music known as hikwa, which he engineered by fusing hip hop and kwaito. He rose to fame after collaborating with Gazza on his song "Koko" in 2004...

 to the music industry. "Koko", "KKN" and "Zula II Zula" are one of the album's biggest hits.

The album was released right after Omalaeti O'Swapo
Omalaeti O'Swapo
Omalaeti O'Swapo was the only album released by the Namibian political kwaito group Omalaeti O'Swapo . The group included four musicians, Pablo, The Dogg, Gazza and Elvo but was actually the pet project of the Swapo party. The group was chosen and put together by the Swapo party...

. It is the first album to be released on Gazza's own imprint G. M. P.
Gazza Music Productions
Gazza Music Productions, also referred to as GMP Records, simply known as G.M.P., is an Namibian music production label founded by Gazza in 2004. GMP is one of the most successful music labels in Namibia....

. Most of the production on the album was covered by Elvo.

Track listing

  1. "America (Intro)"
  2. "Mr. Richman"
  3. "KKN"
  4. "Vuka Na ZoZo" feat. Pablo
  5. "Tala Tala" feat. The Dogg
    The Dogg
    Martin Morocky , known by his stage name as The Dogg is a Namibian multi-award winning musician, producer and actor. He's one of the most outstanding artists in Namibia and is considered one of the pioneers of Namibia's kwaito genre. His debut album Shimaliw' Osatana, released in 2004, was...

  6. "Alicia (Skit)"
  7. "Thank U" feat. Elvo & Dore
  8. "Zula II Zula"
  9. "My Father My Hero"
  10. "Koko" feat. Sunny Boy
    Sunny Boy
    Sunday Shipushu , well known as Sunny Boy is a Namibian rapper from Ongwediva. Sunny Boy performs a brand of music known as hikwa, which he engineered by fusing hip hop and kwaito. He rose to fame after collaborating with Gazza on his song "Koko" in 2004...

  11. "Palapala"
  12. "Kandishishi"
  13. "KKN [house mix]"
  14. "Shidolodolo" The Dogg
  15. "Klaar (Skit)"
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