UKOO FLANI MAUMAU

members of ukoo flani

Ukoo Flani is a Kenyan hiphop group that is said to have pioneered conscious hiphop in Kenya. Little known fact:
Ukoo Flani stands for Upendo Kwote Olewenu Ombeni Funzo La Aliyetuumba Njia Iwepo.

The group consists of members Nguchi P, Alai K, Chizzen Brain,  Shaolin Musa, Canibal, Labalaa, Fujo Makelele, R.I.C., Pop, Sharama, Richie Rich, La Vasti and Daktari Dunga, G-rongi, Kimya, Roba, Ibra, Zakah, and other associated acts.

nazizi

Originally formed as an underground hiphop group in 1992 by Nguchi P and Pop, Ukoo Flani has gone on to blaze the trail for other hiphop artists all over East Africa. A notable associated act in Ukoo is Nazizi, a female rapper who has done quite well for herself in the Kenyan rap industry.
Ukoo is one of the best right out of our own dear Africa, and believe me, the deliver.

My 2 cents? Their album Dandora Burning (2006), is a classic, featuring such tracks as Angalia saa, Mara Mia, M-A-U double, Tafsiri Yale and Constantly.