Nazizi is considered by many as the First Lady of Kenya’s hip-hop scene, thanks to an illustrious music career that includes her time with two of the most legendary East African music groups: Necessary Noize and East African Bashment Crew. For decades, Nazizi has not only inspired a new generation of fearless femcees including Lioness from Namibia, who she is set to collaborate with alongside Boity (South Africa) on an all-female hip hop song set to air on Coke Studio Africa’s All Women finale episode.
Ahead of the powerful finale of the Pan African Collaboration show, Nazizi releases “No Shida” music video featuring Padi.
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Nazizi terms her Coke Studio debut as “powerful, rare and a unique experience.” This is her first time working on an all women hip-hop song in the 20 years she has been in the industry. She said, “Being on Coke Studio Africa is such a big deal for me. In my career, I have never had an all-female crew: from the producer, back stage to the band members. I have always had male artists around. It is inspiring to be around strong female artists.”
Even though Nazizi has been in the game for over two decades, she still loves the high that comes with working with new artists. She says, “I am glad to collaborate with Boity and Lioness because they are two amazing artists who know what they are doing. Everybody has a style of working and I appreciate each artist’s individually.”
Catch the female trio on the season finale of Coke Studio Africa from 31st March 2019 at 8 PM.
EDITORS’ NOTES
Coke Studio Africa is a non-competitive music collaboration show, which seeks to bring together, and celebrate the diversity of African music and talent. It also gives upcoming artists the opportunity to work with some of the best local and international music and production talent. The artists are drawn from different genres, eras and regions and put in pairs to create a modern and authentic African sound through musical fusion. As the artists interact and produce music documented by the show’s producers, they also get to learn about each other’] music and styles while exchanging cultures. The show takes the viewers inside the recording studio to watch a diverse range of artists. Official partners of Coke Studio Africa 2019 include: Sankara Hotel, PACE Africa, Yallo and Home 254.
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