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[Mchapakazi]

The documentary Hali Halisi - rap as an alternative medium in Tanzania by Madunia, the people behind the Africanhiphop.com website, has won an award for Best Short Documentary at the fourth edition of the H2O (Hip Hop Odyssey) film festival which took place in New York in the first week of November 2004. It's the first time for an audiovisual production on East African hip hop to receive major acknowledgement outside the African continent.

Female emcee Jean Grae (daughter of famous South African jazz musician Abdulla Ibrahim a.k.a. Dollar Brand) handed the award to co-producer Thomas Gesthuizen (a.k.a. Juma4) during the Awards ceremony which took place on November 7 in the Symphony Space hall in New York. At the same occasion, honors awards were given to pioneers Kurtis Blow, Queen Latifah, RZA (Wu-Tang) and Russell Simmons (Def Jam).

The ceremony was attended by many hip hop legends including Afrika Bambaata, dj Kool Herc, MC Lyte, Grandmaster Caz (Cold Crush Brothers), UTFO, Dres (Black Sheep) and Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian) as well as younger artists and presenters like Jojo (KC & Jojo), Murs, Keith Murray and Tanzanian rapper Dola Soul, who also features in Hali Halisi.

Madunia received congratulations from many people at the awards including pioneering filmmaker Melvin van Peebles and the legendary female emcee Roxanne Shante.


About Hali Halisi
In June 1999, Madunia foundation filmed Hali Halisi, a 30-minute video documentary about rap in Tanzania (East Africa). Hali Halisi (a Swahili expression meaning "the real situation") portrays rap as an alternative medium in Tanzania. Rappers and experts give their views on the emerging hip hop scenes of Dar es Salaam and the island of Zanzibar, and their thoughts on the importance of rap as a medium for communication and an instrument of change. The film centers around the most popular emcees at the time, including Mr II (Sugu), Deplowmatz, Gangwe Mobb, GWM, X Plastaz and Bantu Pound.

[Mchapakazi]

Much love Bro.this is kinda development we need nah this stupid beef around. Am pleased with this achievement and looking fwd for many good thangs at the hip hop game aiight

Peace outta ya'll

[Mchapakazi]

Jeasoulsy don wanna contribute

[natty]

Kwanza kabisa Hongera zenu J4 na timu nzima ya Africanhiphop.com na Madunia....naona mnasonga mbele kwenye kuandika Historia ya Bongo rap na offsprings zake.

naomba kuuliza sasa kama watu wakihitaji nakala inakuwaje na je kuna mpango wowote wa kuonyeshwa kwenye TV za bure Tanzania.

Endeleeni mchango wenu mzuri na pia tunaomba kama mnaweza kusaidia kuonyeshwa kwake Tanzania kwani hizi ndio Information za kubadilishana na wale ambao hawaelewi.

Jamani wale wadau wa Bongo Rap ...nafasi ndio kama hizi za kuelezea hadithi yetu hivyo kama mtu uko kwenye kusababisha kitu kama hicho kitoke kwenye media za kwetu basi inakuwa shwari sana....

[trae_z]

big ups to Juma4. heard he picked up the awards. read it on Channel O. but it's funny, the film was made in 99 and it's only now that it's hitting big. life's strange right. :roll: