Out Here Records
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Out Here Records is an independent record label
founded in 2004
. The label is dedicated to Urban African music. It was set up by German American
music journalist Jay Rutledge. The albums the label releases give a first hand view of the local popular music scenes of Africa. The label started out with two compilations done for the German label Trikont
: Africa Raps (2002) and Mzansi Music - young urban South Africa (2004).
The following albums have been released:
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
founded in 2004
2004 in music
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. The label is dedicated to Urban African music. It was set up by German American
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
music journalist Jay Rutledge. The albums the label releases give a first hand view of the local popular music scenes of Africa. The label started out with two compilations done for the German label Trikont
Trikont
The leftist publishing house Trikont was founded in 1967 in Munich. The name "Trikont" means "three continents", in German a not very common synonym for Third World Countries....
: Africa Raps (2002) and Mzansi Music - young urban South Africa (2004).
The following albums have been released:
- Alif - Dakamerap (OH 001)
- X PlastazX PlastazX Plastaz is a Tanzanian hip hop musical group based in Arusha and founded in 1996. They are one of the most popular acts in theTanzanian hip hop scene. Their style mixes elements from international hip hop and traditional Maasai music, represented by Maasai singer Merege. While Merege sings in maa...
- Maasai hip hop (OH 002) - Bongo Flava - Swahili rap from Tanzania (OH 003)
- African Rebel Music - Roots Reggae and Dancehall (OH 004)
- Lagos stori plenti - urban sounds from Nigeria (OH 005)
- Urban Africa Club - Hiphop dancehall & kwaito (OH 006)
- Bassekou KouyateBassekou KouyateBassekou Kouyaté is a musician from Mali. His band is known as Ngoni ba.He was born in Garana, Barouéli Cercle, 60 kilometres from Ségou in 1966. At the age of 12, he started playing the Ngoni. In the late 80's he moved to the capital Bamako.Kouyaté's album Segu Blue was released internationally...
& Ngoni Ba - Segu Blue (OH 007) - Black Stars – Ghana’s Hiplife Generation (OH 008)