Der Soundtrack von... Kabaka Pyramid (english) - a podcast by WDR

The Jamaican started out as a hip hop MC in the 90s, later using his rhyming skills to spread Rasta content and mixing sample beats with traditional roots reggae. This brought him the attention of world stars like Damian Marley or Major Lazer - and a Grammy for his album "The Kalling". Whether yoga, vegan nutrition or our addiction to online shopping - Kabaka Pyramid processes current topics in his lyrics in profound rhymes, underpinning them with organic head-nodding beats or punchy booming reggae riddims. He worked with Stonebwoy from Ghana or Raekwon from the Wu-Tang Clan and ended up on the label of Bob Marley's youngest son Damian Marley. In his personal soundtrack, Kabaka talks about role models like Peter Tosh or Notorious B.I.G., his love for modern Afrobeats and reflects on how algorithms influence our lives. // Shownotes: www.wdr.de/k/soundtrackvon Von Ellen Köhlings u. Pete Lilly.

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