Artist description The Ras Nas repertoire includes songs that are both in Swahili and English, with an afro-reggae style. The material is self composed. It is precisely this combination that has garnered a lot of publicity and has built up Ras Nas reputation at home and abroad.

Music Style Reggae, Afro, World Beat

Musical Influences Luambo Luanzo Makiadi,Burning Spear, Bob Marley, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mbaraka Mwinshehe

Artist History RAS NAS is a band as well as the artist name of Nasibu Mwanukuzi, a Tanzanian poet-musician, writer and producer living in Oslo, Norway. Ras Nas had a debut concert in July 1991. This happened at a party organised by the Rastafari Cultural Foundation, to mark the 99th anniversary of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, in Oslo. Since then has Ras Nas developed into one of the top afro-reggae acts in Scandinavia. Ras Nas has performed in many places. When Nelson Mandela visited Oslo in May 1992, after his release from jail, Ras Nas was there among the singers and players of instruments. Ras Nas has also warmed up a number of heavyweight reggae artists like Linton Kwesi Johnson, Eek a Mouse, I Jah Man Levi and Tippa Irie, to name but a few.Among other merits is sharing the stage with Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Van Morrison and Lisa Loeb at the Norwegian Wood Festival in Oslo.

Group Members Nasibu Mwanukuzi, Larry Skogheim, Anders Damaas, Ketil Kielland Lund, Stig Rolfsen

Albums Cut You Loose

Location Oslo, Oslo - Norway

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