Ni Wakati

Michael Wanguhu is at it again.  He has hit on a great concept and is coming out with a great movie.  The movie, ‘Ni Wakati’, shows how the revolutionary youth of Africa, utilizing Hip-hop have turned the Ghetto’s into breeding ground of explosive talent in the art’s and the political sphere.

I love the fact that he ties the past and the present to lead a road to the future.  WithM1 from Dead Prez and Umi from POW, he leads the way to Africa and talks to founding fathers of the Black Panther movement.

They work in reuniting Africans and African Americans through the strongest bond that exists between the two today, hip hop. They all journey to revitalize their essence and purpose from the existing leaders of the Black Panther Pete  and Charlotte  O’neal, based in Arusha, Tanzania.  Keep an eye on this space for updates, coming soon.

Stanislaw Barua – Missassauga, Ontario, Canada

Jamati Online recently profiled Stan Barua to highlight his achievements. He has been actively involved in several projects that have been nominated for awards and has been actively involved in trying to build up the film industry in Africa in general, and East Africa in particular. Working with his brother, Jakub, he has also produced some award winning documentaries. We look forward to seeing what else he will work on in the near future.

Michael Wanguhu – Oakland, California

Michael Wanguhu earned critical acclaim with a much needed documentary about the rise of hiphop in Kenya. Hip Hop Colony went on to win several documentary and film awards and has been instrumental in attracting much needed attention to the rise of hip-hop in Africa in general and Kenya in particular. In New York, the screening of the movie drew the attention of QDIII, Quincy Jones son, a producer in his own right, who helped him secure his first distribution with Image Entertainment. It’s the first African title that they stocked.

The movie has also helped launch some rappers into the limelight — Necessary Noize got on the film Constant Gardener, Bamboo on Primeval and, most recently, Kalamashaka’s song, Ni Wakati, was recently picked for a film. In 2007 he went to Kenya with M1 of Dead Prez, Umi of POW and they wowed the crowds with their performance. In his interview on Jamati Online, he talks about future plans to produce a new movie. We can’t wait to see what it is. You can see more about Hiphop Colony here. He is also an owner of the media entertainment group, Emerge Media Group. He was recently interviewed on Jamati Online.