Spoek Mathambo x Krar Collective 'Mshini Wam' (Live)

Watch Spoek Mathambo and Krar Collective cover Mshini Wam live in London.

Spoek Mathambo x Krar Collective 'Mshini Wam' (Live)


Afro-futurist poster boy Spoek Mathambo recently linked up with Addis Ababa's Krar Collective for a joint performance of his "post punk township-tech" banger "Mshini Wam." The live show was presented by ONE Campaign for their newly launched agit8 project centered around protest songs — "an urgent call for action against extreme poverty... leading up to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland." Watch Spoek Mathambo and Krar Collective's acoustic, Ethiopian-infused interpretation of the tune below, played live in London and learn more about agit8.

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