- Poxi Presha
Poxi Presha (1971-2005), real name Prechard Pouka Olang, was a pioneering
Kenya n rapper. He emerged in the mid 90's with hip hop sung inDholuo language [New Internationalist, April, 2001 [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JQP/is_333/ai_30254165 Translate this! Nairobi's hip hop scene asserts its African identity in the face of the bland imports of the global music industry] ] .His debut album "Total Balaa" was released in 1999, preceded by radio hits like "Dhako", "Mummy" Africanhiphop.com [http://www.africanhiphop.com/crew/kenya.htm Hip Hop in Kenya] ] and "Otonglo Time" Daily Nation, October 15, 2005: [http://djxp.com/archives/rapsingerdies.html Popular rap singer dies] ] . The album was followed by another solo album "Vita Kwaliti" [ [http://web.archive.org/web/20041204052832/www.poxipresha.com/Home.html Poxi Presha website through archive.org] ] .He was also an MC for
Nairobi City Ensemble group, which released the album "Kaboum Boum", containing a remake of "Lunchtime", originally popular song by benga singerGabriel Omolo b] .He was known as the "bad boy of Kenyan music" due to number of incidents The Standard October 21, 2005 [http://www.eastandard.net/archives/cl/mags/pulse/articles.php?articleid=30903&date=21/10/2005 Poxi Presha: The inside story] ] , such as falling out with his producers
Bruce Odhiambo andTedd Josiah Africanhiphop.com [http://www.africanhiphop.com/crew/kenya.htm Hip Hop in Kenya] ] . He also released "Wape Really?" aimed at producers and promoters b] .During his later years, Poxi Presha worked as an anti-piracy activist c] .
Poxi Presha was born in
Mombasa but was based inNairobi during his career. He died at the St Mary's Hospital inLangata , Nairobi on October 14, 2005 due totuberculosis , aged 34 d] .References
External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041204052832/www.poxipresha.com/Home.html Poxi Presha website through archive.org]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030623145031/www.nairobicityensemble.com Nairobi City Ensemble website through archive.org]
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