Shing02 is known around the world as a multilingual rapper, but we found out that there’s much more than meets the eye when it comes to this mystic artist. Meet another participant of the 1+1 recording project by Norient and Sound Development.
The 1+1 recording project, a co-production of Norient and Sound Development, aims to produce and document great tracks from upcoming artists worldwide. The project brings together unexpected artist pairings and showcases them to new audiences. The main focus of the project is on urban music from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Commentary by Simon GrabWithin a hyperactive week of studio recording in Lomé Togo, Yao Bobby and Edgar Sekloka produced 5 tracks from scratch – together with skilled musicians and a patient sound engineer. The EP «Ispasskoi?» is available for download via Bandcamp for free.
Film by NorientWhat happens when Salome MC, one of the first female Iranian rappers meets bilingual MC Shing02 from Hawaii, Honolulu? Watch the video documentary from the 1+1 project on the production of the collaborative track «Passenger».
Jackie Perreira«Watching Salome work on music reminds me of watching a surgeon perform open-heart surgery.» A portrait on one of the participants in the 1+1 project. «She’s not shy, she’s waiting for the right moment to speak», our author writes about the Iranian rapper.
Portrait by Benjamin LeBraveAnother track from the 1+1 recording week in Lomé, Togo. Furthermore Benjamin LeBrave, founder of the Akwaaba record label in Accra, talked to 1+1 featured artist Yao Bobby about state pressure and his way to keep on standing straight.
ApkassEdgar Sekloka aka Suga is an author, poet, composer and rapper from Paris. Instead of having a journalist perspective on the artist we asked Apkass, another great contemporary poet, to drop a few lines about Sekloka. An art work by itself.
Essay by Jackie PerreiraIn the context of the new recording project 1+1 by Norient and Sound Development, one of the first female Iranian rappers Salome MC and multilingual rapper Shing02 worked together in Honolulu for one week.
Podcast by NorientA Track by Salome MC and Shing02, produced within the 1+1 project – a worldwide recording project by Norient and Sound Development, July 9-15th, 2015, in Honolulu, Hawaii. A Podcast, lyrics and translation.
Short Essay by Daniel KünzlerInspired by panafricanist thought, Togolese rapper Yao Bobby browses the past to build the future in a country that is misruled by the same family since almost 50 years. In and beyond Togo, other rapping companions follow a similar approach.
Lyrics by Simon GrabWithin a hyperactive week of studio recording in Lomé Togo, Yao Bobby and Edgar Sekloka produced 5 tracks from scratch – together with skilled musicians and a patient sound engineer. «Kilodé» means «What's going on?» and is the main track.