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JJC's We are African - #263REMIXED
19 Apr 2011 at 03:24hrs | Views
Introducing the Zimbabwe Allstars:- Jusa Dementor, Bkay & Kazz, Decibel, Jonah, Robbie Gee, TK and first lady - Cynthia Mare, who team up with Nigerian super producer JJC to create 'We Are Africans #263Remixed'. Released as a free download yesterday - Monday April 18, a date significant for Zimbabwean's across the globe via www.2six3.com, this monster track is destined to set dance floors ablaze.
The accompanying video sees each of the all-stars dishing out delectable helping of fizz, each adding a different ingredient to a red, gold, green and black mix is almost at 10,000 views, in just over 24 hours.
"For us, it was about togetherness. We see so much in the headlines about our country and then when we visit there, he hear so much more, that it as about doing something to show unity. We each have our individual music careers, but we felt we could come together to create something special on this" says popular duo Bkay & Kazz - who took time out to record this before jetting off to Zimbabwe to open for #1 artist Sean Kingston, who plays live in the country this week. 

"It's a crazy mix of loving the original anthem and wanting to rep for my country that got me hooked" says Jusa Dementor. The award-winning Zimbabwean dancehall artist who is a brand ambassador for Zimbabwean telecoms giant Econet goes on to say, "I look around me and i see so much talent coming out from Zimbabwe and I was honoured when JJC approached us recognising that fact".
Indeed, when the Nigerian-born, London-based multi-talented songwriter/ rapper/ singer/ music & video director JJC (aka Skillz) linked up with the chosen few - who are now known as the Zim allstars, it was in order to take his movement back to the motherland. The original version of "We Are Africans" is nearing almost 100,000 views on YouTube, whilst it has amassed more than 15,000 views on influential American hip-hop site www.worldstarhiphop.com. As well as being playlisted on MTV Base Africa, Nigezie, BEN TV and many other channels, their has been a phenomenal response to this track when it first came out last year... But the movement continues with a House Of Stone vibe.
JJC first rose to fame when he formed the UK chart smashing Sony Music act Big Brovaz (their first single "Nu Flow" was a worldwide hit) and he then went on to produce for Lemar, Jamelia, Ginuwine, Liberty X, Booty Luv and many others. Alongside these mainstream production credentials, he created pioneering Afropean group JJC & 419 Squad, where he was the producer, songwriter and main vocalist. JJC & 419 Squad, whose hit songs included "Gbao", "Atide" and "Kilonsele", broke new ground with their fresh mix of hip-hop and African flavours, with lyrics in Pidgin, Yoruba and English.
The group uniquely managed to reach out to European as well Nigerian audiences, and they performed at countless events, including major festivals such as WOMAD in the UK (the biggest World Music festival in the world) and also at MTV Base Africa's launch concert in Abuja, alongside Ludacris, 2-Face and Asa. Their music was used in Oscar-nominated films (Stephen Frears' Dirty Pretty Things) and on mainstream TV (Channel 4's drama Stealing Lives) and tracks were included on internationally released CD compilations.
To get your free download of the track, please visit www.2six3.com.
The accompanying video sees each of the all-stars dishing out delectable helping of fizz, each adding a different ingredient to a red, gold, green and black mix is almost at 10,000 views, in just over 24 hours.
"For us, it was about togetherness. We see so much in the headlines about our country and then when we visit there, he hear so much more, that it as about doing something to show unity. We each have our individual music careers, but we felt we could come together to create something special on this" says popular duo Bkay & Kazz - who took time out to record this before jetting off to Zimbabwe to open for #1 artist Sean Kingston, who plays live in the country this week. 

"It's a crazy mix of loving the original anthem and wanting to rep for my country that got me hooked" says Jusa Dementor. The award-winning Zimbabwean dancehall artist who is a brand ambassador for Zimbabwean telecoms giant Econet goes on to say, "I look around me and i see so much talent coming out from Zimbabwe and I was honoured when JJC approached us recognising that fact".
Indeed, when the Nigerian-born, London-based multi-talented songwriter/ rapper/ singer/ music & video director JJC (aka Skillz) linked up with the chosen few - who are now known as the Zim allstars, it was in order to take his movement back to the motherland. The original version of "We Are Africans" is nearing almost 100,000 views on YouTube, whilst it has amassed more than 15,000 views on influential American hip-hop site www.worldstarhiphop.com. As well as being playlisted on MTV Base Africa, Nigezie, BEN TV and many other channels, their has been a phenomenal response to this track when it first came out last year... But the movement continues with a House Of Stone vibe.
JJC first rose to fame when he formed the UK chart smashing Sony Music act Big Brovaz (their first single "Nu Flow" was a worldwide hit) and he then went on to produce for Lemar, Jamelia, Ginuwine, Liberty X, Booty Luv and many others. Alongside these mainstream production credentials, he created pioneering Afropean group JJC & 419 Squad, where he was the producer, songwriter and main vocalist. JJC & 419 Squad, whose hit songs included "Gbao", "Atide" and "Kilonsele", broke new ground with their fresh mix of hip-hop and African flavours, with lyrics in Pidgin, Yoruba and English.
The group uniquely managed to reach out to European as well Nigerian audiences, and they performed at countless events, including major festivals such as WOMAD in the UK (the biggest World Music festival in the world) and also at MTV Base Africa's launch concert in Abuja, alongside Ludacris, 2-Face and Asa. Their music was used in Oscar-nominated films (Stephen Frears' Dirty Pretty Things) and on mainstream TV (Channel 4's drama Stealing Lives) and tracks were included on internationally released CD compilations.
To get your free download of the track, please visit www.2six3.com.
Source - Byo24News
