Published
Tue, Jan 8, 2019, 17:05
- Tatizo Pesa, which features 14-year-old singeli MC Dojo Janja, is out this week.
Tanzanian producer Jay Mitta will put out his debut album, Tatizo Pesa, via Nyege Nyege Tapes on January 11th.
Mitta is a core producer from Dar Es Salaam's Sisso Studios and innovates with the singeli genre that's bubbled out of the ghettos of the Tanzanian capital. In his 2017 feature on the Nyege Nyege collective, RA's Aaron Coultate described singeli as bearing some resemblance to "kuduro, shangaan electro and even gabber," its sped-up rhythms constructed on second-hand Casio keyboards. Mitta's unique take on the genre also acts as an introduction to a rising singeli MC, 14-year-old Dogo Janja.
Nyege Nyege gave the Sounds Of Sisso compilation a vinyl release in late 2017.
Watch the video for Tatizo Pesa's title track, featuring Janja.
Tracklist
01. 2015
02. Tatizo Pesa feat. Dogo Janja
03. Don Bet
04. Mchuma Bet
05. Sio Star
06. Mwakidimba
07. Sapienz
08. Masera
09. Dura
10. Mpya Singeri
Nyege Nyege Tapes will release Tatizo Pesa on January 11th, 2019.