Mzungu Kichaa is from Denmark but grew up in Africa. He is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of African Bongo Flava. He recorded with Juma Nature, TID, Mangwair, Ferooz and many others in the late 90s at Bongo Records in Tanzania. With the release of 'Mambo ya pwani' he topped the East Africa charts in 2001. This song was one of the first songs to take traditional Tanzanian music and fuse it with hip-hop. During his promotional tour at the beginning of 2009 he performed and featured on radio and tv in Mombasa, Nairobi, Arusha, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar. His concerts were sold out and the media responded with titles such as; "Mzungu Kichaa drives Dar crowd mad" The Citizen, and "Kichaa has brought a new meaning to the word crazy" The Guardian. His performance on East African Television was viewed by over 100 million people in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. He is currently releasing his debut album 'Tuko Pamoja', which amongst others, features Proffessor Jay and Mwasiti, who are both big names in todays East Africa. On his Single oYa oYa, Kichaa boasts of his musical achievents from performing alongside some of the biggest Congolese artists, to playing violin in the legendary Taarab Orchestra from Zanzibar called Naadhi Ikhwani Safaa. The Song also describes his experiences living with the Maasai where he learn't the Maasai language and took part in Maasai Culture. Mzungu Kichaa which means the Crazy White Man was a name that he received in his early days on the Tanzanian underground scene. The name provokes and questions the meaning of being crazy. Kichaa wants to bring awareness to African music and in particular to the powerful youth music of East Africa. “There is so much talent out there that can open our minds and expand our horizons”. Espen Sorensen aka Mzungu Kichaa holds a BA in ethnomusicology and a Masters in African Studies. In 2006 he founded the group EFFIGONG. In 2008 he decided to go solo and release an album in Swahili for his many fans in East Africa and the diaspora. This has resulted in 10 original and inspiring songs that speak out about political injustice, poverty, inequality and ways in which we can unite for the better of humanity. Tuko Pamoja!! www.myspace.com/mzungukichaa Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.