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Afrikan Simba (Reggae in London, part 1)Can Africans break into it?Irene Madonko talks to Afrikan Simba.Africa, there are not that many African reggae artists in the UK.Africans pioneering reggae here: Nigerian Afrikan Simba (Part 1) and Sierra Leonean Bush Doctor (Part 2).South African reggae star Lucky Dube (Part 3) also spoke to us whilst on his European tour and gave a useful insight on the challenges facing Africans who want to make it in reggae.London is not the easiest for Africans to break into and that this music does not appeal to young people, although it has the potential to do so.Afrikan Simba (real name: Nivai Nduka) hit the scene in the nineties and has recorded several tracks with the likes of Jah Warrior and Zion Train.He has performed in several countries including Spain, Greece, Ethiopia and Jamaica.Africans here to crack into reggae, how he made it and where the reggae brand is headed.Things were hostile between the police and black youths.Also, my dad had books on Nkwame Nkrumahh and Nyerere and he educated me on them.My friends and I were in high school when we made our first Jamaican sound system.IM
: How did your family respond to your interest in reggae?AS
: My family were frightened.They were discouraged because of the negative things associated with most musicians, like Jimi Hendrix and so on.IM
: Yet you still went on?It created enemies for me among my teachers who were racist.IM
: Were there many Africans singing reggae at the time?This was the early eighties and in the UK, I had no knowledge of any at that time.Africans only started settling here in the last twenty years, unlike people from the Caribbean who came here to settle.In the 1950s Africans could come here to study and then go back.But because of bad governance in Africa, they began coming back here.Many of them are not in tune with Western mentality, although when Sunday comes, they wear their African clothes to church.Things shown on satellite TV make African youth believe they are in prison and unless they earn pounds or dollars, they will not free themselves.African youths yearn for the Western life style, rather than the West imposing it on them?Like everything else, the West shows them the first world (Mercedes, Apple, mobile phones) and then shows them African famine, strife, poverty and so on.The material things will appeal to the younger people.How popular is reggae there?AS
: Reggae is the staple food in society.Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, they inspired Africans to get into reggae.Today Africans may be liberated physically, but the struggle continues economically and mentally.African people worldwide and friends of Africa who deal with justice and equality.IM
: How many African reggae artists do you know of here?IM
: Is there no infrastructure for Africans here to take off?African in an ocean of Jamaicans?And how did the Jamaicans receive you?The ones I generally mix with will live and die for Africa, and the reception has been positive because those who dominate the market welcome anything that comes from Africa that is authentic and done well.IM
: Have you tried to speak to young Africans here about getting into reggae music?You also need to know the importance of the African woman, family and child, and the importance of unity among them.They were swaying towards America, but realised America had no time for them.US or here in the UK, and they will turn to Africa where they can be accepted.Today, many Africans here are listening to music from Africa or going to clubs that play music from Africa.Likewise, reggae will be popular in Africa and then here too.The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.Any personal information submitted in relation to any comments, queries, feedback or submission to our newsletter is confidential and will only used by the BBC and its service providers strictly for processing your comments and providing our newsletter in accordance with the privacy restrictions set out in the BBC's Privacy Policy.Afrikan Simba is the man who came to this world and was originally called Nivai Nduka.Saharan region of West Africa in lsua a small village in Joinkrama Town, Engenni District, Rivers State, Nigeria and he grew up in North East London, England in the UK.HE ORIGINATES FROM THE LAND OF THE DRUM'.He could have been as young as five at the time, when he played one of the three kings of the East bearing a gift on his visit to the Christ on his birth.His most memorable performance with the band was at the Commonwealth Institute in London.There was something about it that was typically African, but related more to the Western Hemisphere of the world that he was rapidly growing up and developing in.More importantly to Simba though, it was bringing together different black people of the world, Africans from home, from different parts of the Continent, and those from different parts of the Caribbean, people who would probably not have met Africans from the Continent or those from the Caribbean if they had not come to Britain and had just stayed in their own countries.African people worldwide were suffering from.These were people who were of African descent who had recognized the divinity of the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, the First and who wished to be repatriated to their homeland Africa.Simba became truly involved in the music at this stage in his early teens.It was her and her family who first introduced him to Jamaican 'patois' (a form of Pidgin English).Mixing their styles and copying their lyrics was how he started, but then he started creating his own style and writing his own lyrics.He also was becoming very colour conscious as he was developing in a place and an era when racism was a major topic.During this time Simba became very outspoken at school, almost challenging the racist behaviour of some of his teachers, who in turn played on the fact that they knew his emotions and how he felt towards them.This would often lead to trouble and friction with School Heads.He was soon expelled from his first secondary school.It was at this stage that his parents decided to send him home to Nigeria, Africa, a place where his spirit most wanted to be.His parents became frightened if they never sent him home he would become a high school dropout.This expanded his mind and as an Afrikan made him more whole.He returned to England at the age of sixteen.They were in the early stages of forming a sound system by the name of Zulu Priest.Their names were Daniel 'Zulu' Brooks, Azariah 'Benji', Ivan 'Rakka' Levi and Malcolm 'Shadrack' Levi.They gave him the name Simba and he joined them becoming what?Zulu Priest became quite famous within their locality playing at a lot of memorable functions and attracting a young Rastafarian crowd.During the time with Zulu Priest, Simba was introduced to a great musician by the name of Dub Judah who was extremely multi talented and who had knowledge of production and studio engineering.Here Simba took full advantage of the situation and soon showed off his skills which interested Dub Judah.Give Jah', a song by fellow vocalist Taboo.Simba's second track was released in 1993, a collaboration with singer, Zemrakh, a Jamaican artist who had been introduced to him by Dub Judah.Zemrakh aka Ron Reid was producing alongside Local 33 (an Afrikan community organisation), an anti drug song and was in need of a
DJ.His membership with Channel One sound did not stop other sound systems from wanting to work with him.This gave them their authentic sound, which was described as ambient.At that time another producer Daddea Harvey had noticed Simba and invited him to work on his sound system Soul II Soul (with Jazzy B) alongside Bibow General, a fellow MC.Simba recorded a string of tracks with Zion Train and Daddea Harvey and in 1994, Zion Train on their Wibbly Wobbly World, Archives CD, released Rasta Key and Bumble Bee Bongo.Musical entrepreneur Colin Robinson formally introduced early 1994 Simba to Nereus Joseph and Kenny Edgehill.He also linked with and worked on Lion Heart Sound System from Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, JA.He returned to England revitalised with new vigour and pace and on his return recorded the Healing of the Nation with Zion Train.Tex took the two of them to see another 'great' Patrick D at Progressive Sounds Studio in South London.Immediately Nereus and Simba recorded a duo entitled For a Purpose and Simba recorded a solo track entitled Lioness.Unfortunately due to lack of marketing, they received very little airplay.In 1997 on his third visit to Jamaica he made new links.That year he also linked up with Caveman Sound in Kingston, performing with them several times (most memorable performance at the Rasta Revolution in Bath, St Thomas).Blood ago Run by Leroy Brown and Life's Experience by his brother, Hopeton Crawford on the new Ayamba label.These were well received by listeners and done very well in the UK where they were previous hits the first time they were released.Going from strength to strength in 1998, Simba was introduced to Dougie Wardrop from Conscious Sounds and Steve Moscow aka Jah Warrior, two top UK Roots Reggae producers, by Tena Stelin, a top UK Roots artist.EP on Jah Warrior label later that year.The new millennium brought a lot of fresh vibes and hope and it was in the year 2000 that he was approached by Skipper Ranking and colleagues to release his debut album 'Salvation for the Now Generation'.CD, that brought all his past work together.Included also are ''Sinner', produced by Ras Binghi Tafari previously only available on the Inna Lion's Den cassette, the original version of 'Patience', produced by Carl Gentles and 'Lioness' renamed 'Love You Bad'.To date it has never been formally released.Nereus Joseph and Kenny Edgehill on their Sirius record label, 'Strengthen The O.U' was also released in this year.JAH willing, will be released in the near future.On his release he entered the University of Sussex, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication in their European School of Broadcasting Excellence, to study a BA Honours Degree in Content Creation for Broadcasting and New media.Norwich England and a few others that have requested his input in their musical projects.Spain, performing in Granada, twice in Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao.This meeting led to recording opportunities for him and he recorded tracks for all of them before leaving Spain.This has also led to a few studio appearances where Simba has featured on their productions.As soon a he dropped his pen he was inundated with calls to perform in various regions around the world, which may have worked out very well for him.However he had promised himself a trip to Ethiopia and his homeland, Nigeria, where he consequently visited during the month of August.He was a supporting act for the artist Lagbaja.All of the shows were a success and Simba positively interacted with the crowds, touching them as he always does with his inspirational lyrics and original style.Simba had met in university, Georges Stefano Filias, introduced her to Simba.JAH Bless him and his works, through the powers of The Christ and under the Banner of H.No Death Penalty for Zolo Committee
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