Reviews
Here’s what some people had to say about X Plastaz. Make sure to also read the comments to the ‘Nini dhambi’ video on Youtube.
X Plastaz’s “Msimu Kwa Msimu” effortlessly mixes Maasai elements with hip hop and is probably one of the best examples of the way traditional sounds are now being incorporated into urban music
BBC website
X Plastaz from Tanzania work in polyrhythms that could give a more by-the-book practitioner an aneurysm
Amazon.com
This is what I wanted from Dizzee Rascal videos: raw, thugged-out footage from under a bridge”
Stylus Magazine about the Bamiza video
With just enough musical backing, however, the magnetism of the Plastaz’ voices is not lost in translation: every one of the five emcees can seriously flow, and brother-sister tag team and Steve (now 15 years old) and Dineh (18) are staggeringly good rappers for any age
Dusted Magazine
And while the Tanzanian hip hop scene in its infancy certainly owed much, if not imitated directly, the hip hop music coming out of the U.S., the Bongo Flava groups take just as many cues from dancehall, Indian film music and — in X Plastaz case — traditional Maasai chanting. The latter is what makes X Plastaz stand so far out from the Bongo Flava crowd: including in their crew a Maasai warrior on vocals
Aquarius records