mp3: SINPARE jina langu
mp3: SINPARE ole wenu
sinpare are a duo from nairobi in kenya, and represent another notch in the bedpost for the growing appreciation of african hiphop outside of its homeland. peats (peter mwangi muthigani) and onepare (mundanya kisanya peter) met at the kenya national theatre in 1999 and have been making what they describe as ‘militant music’ ever since. their mission is to “use hip-hop to pass knowledge mainly to the voiceless, and the unprivileged and defend the human rights in society”.
sinpare have been in australia this week, their first appearance outside of kenya. they’ve been performing live in sydney and melborne as part of a mini-tour put together by the good people at uber lingua. today, they appear at ‘harbour lingua 2’ – the all-day dance party in sydney harbour, on board the ‘mulgi’ ferry; then on wednesday (29th) they’ are at hifi bar in melbourne with combat wombat and diafrix. more info on all these events, plus more mp3 downloads at uberlingua.com.