Little Simz’ first experience of South Africa was on set for the music video of her breakthrough hit ‘Gratitude’. Little Simz returned this summer gone as part of Nando’s Music Exchange for this second instalment entitled ‘Same But Different’. Simz explores the Johannesburg music scene, and after meeting South African Rapper Gigi Lamayne, Noisey joined the young artists in exploring each others influences, inspirations and cultural factors that shape their music. Gigi delves into the people and places that have inspired her as she grew up, which ultimately led her to landing the leading part in UN’s #WhatIReallyWant campaign for women’s rights earlier this year. As well as impromptu freestyles on the streets of downtown Braamfontein, Simz and Gigi compare and reflect on their experiences as female artists in different continents, in a typically male dominated world of Rap and Hip-Hop. The documentary culminates with a road trip to South Africa’s biggest music festival, Oppokoppi Bushveld, for Simz’ headline performance.

Little Simz commented: “It’s amazing how music transcends languages, race and culture. Going to South Africa as part of Nando’s Music Exchange, exploring the streets, meeting incredible talent, and seeing first-hand how local music is looking beyond the West to create its own unique sounds and subgenres, is definitely exciting to witness.”

Little Simz’s South African adventure is part of Nando’s growing Music Exchange programme, which aims to inspire the exchange of musical influences between emerging and established musicians from the UK and South Africa. Last year’s instalment saw Stormzy visited Durban to meet music producer Muzi.

Little Simz:
http://littlesimz.co
https://www.facebook.com/LittleSimz
https://twitter.com/littlesimz
https://instagram.com/littlesimz/
http://soundcloud.com/littlesimz
http://littlesimz.bandcamp.com

Gigi Lamayne
https://www.facebook.com/Queen.Gigi.LaMayne/
https://twitter.com/Gigi_Lamayne
https://www.instagram.com/gigi_lamayne/
https://soundcloud.com/gigi_lamayne
http://gigilamayne.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 
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