A PEEK INTO THE PHOTO BOOK. PAGE 6: CASSETTE AND CD COVERS Page 1: Backstage at Festival Mundial Page 2: Performing at Mundial Page 3: In the studio Page 4: Various Page 5: The early days Page 6: Cassette & cd covers Report: The Making of Ushanta video  Aha! & Tesa kwa zamu: cd-single released in Tanzania in October 2002. An immediate hit with local radio, and getting more airplay by the day, the a-side is a bouncy hiphop beat with a unique Maasai chant chorus, whereas the b-side is a track by the young Fortune Tellers. The accompanying video was shot entirely on location in the beautiful surroundings of the Maasai steppe near Monduli, where Yamat lives.  Salamalekum - Mundial on Tour 2002: a compilation by Festival Mundial, the annual Dutch world music event. Features an unreleased live version of 'Tesa kwa zamu' by Fortune Tellers, recorded live in 1997 during a concert in Mawingu Club, Arusha when Dineh and Steve were only 10 and 8 years old. This promotional cd can only be obtained at Mundial events, see their website.  The DSCompilation: 'the finest blend of Dutch n Swedish hiphop' - a compilation bringing together some of the best groups of the two countries, including Loop Troop, DJ Mass & Rescue and... two African crews: X Plastaz and Godessa (South Africa). Both were produced by Dutch producer Kid Sundance, and XPS feature with their track 'Shika Lako'. Available on order from thedsc.org or Recordbuddy.com  Washkaji Wenye Vipaji: a compilation released in April 2002 by Maasai promotions (Tanzania) featuring the track 'Haleluya' by X Plastaz. Other groups on the tape include Gangwe Mobb. The title means 'Friends with talent'.  Ushanta/Dunia Dudumizi: double a-side cd-single, promo release April 2002. Cover photo was taken in Eindhoven, Holland (the home of PSV soccer team), June 2002.  Haleluya/Shika Lako: double a-side cd-single, promo release September 2001. Chart topper on Radio Free Africa, and playlisted with Colorful Radio (Netherlands)  Overflow - a hiphop journey: promo single recorded in Tanzania (2001) with Mr Devious & EJ (South Africa) and 2Tall & Skate (Holland)  Pass the mic: a collection of live recordings from Arusha's hiphop crews (recorded 1998, released as a promo cd in 1999)  Chelea pina collection: a radio promo mixtape (1998) which fell in the wrong hands and was pirated, then distributed all over East Africa! Features X Plastaz' Bamiza. A side-effect of this piracy was that the X Plastaz name was known as far as Kenya and Zambia.  A-Town hip hop classics Volume 1: an EP containing the Bamiza single (1998)