Balozi Dola, a.k.a. Balozi or Dolasoul, is a self-proclaimed “socially conscious” hip hop artist from Tanzania. Balozi began his career while attending...

political conditions. Early artists of this genre included Mr. II and Balozi Dola. They often employed Swahili language in order to indicate their political...

through connections abroad. For young rappers like Dolasoul, or Balozi, (Ahmed Dola), "it was just for the fun, no money was involved." Rap music was...

Barbershop (8 minutes, 2005) starring Grandmaster Caz in a battle with Balozi Dola, a Tanzanian emcee. Busy on the Beach (4 minutes, 2006) that features...