Budding music talent Gariba
known in real life as Karim Abubakar has opened up about his choice of language
for his music which is 'Hausa'. The 'Nima' based rapper disclosed that he not
using 'Hausa' as a first language because he is a Muslim but because the
language 'Hausa' rap can take Ghana's music industry far.
'Trust me, my team and I sat
down and did the research on the choice of language to use for my music and we
concluded on Hausa because it is spoken and understood by close to 50 million
people across different countries'.
He added that; 'People should
not get him wrong, the other languages used in the music business also works
but honestly he hopes people will just do the research and understand what he
is saying'.
'I do blend other languages in
my music, even though my first language is Hausa I add some pidgin and Twi, he
noted.
Talking about his music style,
Gariba said I have the feel of hip hop legends as DMZ, Ja Rule, Jeezy but with
an African twist. Growing up I was inspired by these names and I have always
had a naturally horse deep voice hence in my delivery you will feel a lot of
energy and vibrancy in it.
'My message is simple, I
represent the Ghettos, I am the future of African Hip hop music and with the
Hausa language, I know soon the world will embrace the music, he opined.
Gariba is not new on the
streets of Ghanaian music but he is officially introducing himself to the world
as the face of good Hausa music blended with other Ghanaian language.
The rapper is signed to
Timeless Records and will be releasing his official debut single titled
'Muntashi' which features dancehall artist Episode in December.
The likes of great names like
VIP now VVIP came to course a revolution now is the time for Gariba to also
bring joy to the kids in the Ghettos that it is possible to do anything if you
set
your mind to it.
The new banging single is called ‘Muntashi’ and it is out
enjoy. click here
Story: Nana Yaw Wiredu/ NanaYaw18.com
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