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Sunday 4 February 2018

The Ukooflani Mau Mau Reunion -New album 2018

Ukooflanimaumau acronym (Upendo Kote Ole wenu Ombeni Funzo La  Aliye tuumba na Njia iwepo)are back with  a bang-the 24 members collective whose members are mainly from Mombasa , Nairobi  and Diaspora spoke to Shengtown about their comeback at BMG Music Empire in Nairobi Donholm-

This is their third debut album, by 24 members since  their  first major collabo album - kilio cha haki an international album comprising 52 artist done in 2004,-
http://https://youtu.be/hLMRTTmeaF8-Dandora Burning  done in 2005.
Over the years the sub groups & individual artist  have done  several mix tapes &albums
The group said coming together is strategic  since almost all the emcee are in strategic positions of power for a major come back-



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Ukooflanimaumau took the streets by storm with their streetwise social conscious music ,with club Smashers  from 2000 to late 2010 and grew to become the  biggest art movement in East Africa ,with affiliates in Arusha through Watengwa,Kikosi cha Mizinga from Dar  and Luga flow army from Kampala,
The  mainly deadlocked social conscious emcees have embarked on a mission to bring back the Boom Bap Rap music that promote love and socials conscious to the industry.
they told Shengtown  they can't seat and watch as media pumps music corrupting the morals and fabric  of the society ,Sharama told shengtown "ni mambo na kuwapiga Mbao"http://https://youtu.be/YciH08F3-HI he insisted we never broke up! those were hate mongers  spreading division, our Ukooflani Mombasa collective has ever been united -and we are going to put Kenya on international map again ".,http://https://youtu.be/DP7TsSme03Q
BMG empire admin could accommodate all the members at go and Emcees will come in groups till the album is complete.

France based grongi told Shengtown he traveled from Paris where he based to cordinate the project ,Mc kah  returned to Country Guchi p and P.o.P Traveled from Mombasa,the  streamed  from different parts of the country for this maiden project.
Maumau the Hip Hop city krew members  present were Agano&Laabala (wakambawawili)kitu sewer(mashifta)Oteraw(kalamashaka)Grongi,Mc Kah and Don Gas fyatu.
Mombasa Krew Kaya Hip Hop Krew Were represent by Guru Gang,P.O.P, Sharama & Lavosti,
 Six footer plus P.o.p.told Shengtown  he is calling members that have recently seen the light from the collective  to know they are more than invited on this album "we need the light here"
Speaking with  Richie Guru Gang who was the chief Chef "We prepared food for  all the members,  before entering the studio-"we are brothers and back in the days we used to eat from the same plate guided by our Upendo kote slogan,we are co-coordinating the project with  G-rongi  from  Mau Mau camp while i handle Ukooflani"

"To all our Ukooflanimaumau fans watch this space" legendary produce Kevin Provoke told Shengtown  "i have  worked with ukooflani maumau from back in the days,i am  Happy to be among  the major Producer.



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