Kwanza Unit
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Kwanza Unit (KU) was an early Tanzanian hip hop group. Its name means "First Unit" and it was formed in 1993 by a merger of several groups and solo artists. They started rapping in English, but later used Swahili as well.
Kwanza Unit's self-titled debut album was released in 1994 and second tape, Tropical techniques followed next year. Third album, Kwanzanians was released in 1999, both tape and CD.
The group has since been disbanded, but some of its members continue doing solo music. Kwanza Unit had several members and line-up changes. Among their members were:
- Chief Rhymson(Ramadhan A. Mponjika)
- KBC (Kiba Cha Singo)
- D-Rob(Robert Mwingita) -died 2002
- Eazy-B (Bernard Luanda)
- Bugzy Malone (Edward Margat)
- Papa Sav(Makanga Lugoe)
- Abbas Maunda,
- Fresh-G
- Y-Tang
- K Single
- Gaddy
- Adili -died 1994
There is also a wider circle of affiliated members referred to as Kwanza Unit Foundation or Kwanzanians.
