I make beats occasionally and rap even less.

Have done/Am doing work with:

Es.Ef
Habitz
Mnops
Koolta
Aphsub


Kenyan born Elsy Wameyo has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in recent years, a chameleonic artist pouring life’s lessons and experiences into dynamic pieces of art. 2022 saw the release of her long-awaited debut EP, Nilotic, a self-produced six-track fusion of soul-infused hip-hop and alt-R&B praised by The Guardian, Acclaim, NME, Fashion Journal, & Complex for its incisive lyrics and impressive production. The EP was a moment of arrival that took home six awards at the South Australia Music Awards. Elsy cut her teeth as a spirited performer alongside the likes of Sampa The Great and Aminé; as well as earning early cosigns from artists such as Tierra Whack and Tyler the Creator. The young artist embarked on international tours throughout Europe; following her appearances at a sold out run of Australian arenas. 2024 has brought her to a new creative touchstone, a place of reclamation and self-empowerment - Elsy Wameyo’s debut studio album, Saint Sinner. Stories of aggressive fearlessness and profound boldness are heard on her latest singles 'Umva' & 'Conquer' as Elsy battles with inner demons, temptations and worldly voices to find a way back to her guiding spirit. As she stands at the precipice of her most important creative chapter yet, Elsy Wameyo is at peace knowing that with this album is the delivery of Elsy in her truest form. With this sense of peace comes added fulfilment – for both the current Elsy, and the little Elsy, who continuously guides within.

South Sudanese/Nilotic Sonic Activist, Recording Artist & Founder @Playback808 Music

Contact & Bookings:
Playback808@gmail.com // www.playback808.com

Now a PhD candidate writing a poetic thesis on "Diasporic Anticolonial Indigenous Hip-Hop as the Rebirth of Storytelling", a renowned hip-hop scholar, lecturer & university professor, a relentless activist on behalf of Amnesty International, the John Humphrey Center for Peace & Human Rights, iHuman, Plan Canada & many others, a co-founder of the worldwide activist collectives Sadhu Militia & Mutant Akademy, as well as a member of other worldwide hip-hop collectives such as Empty Handed Warriors & RastaFarsi, an affiliate of Cane Corso Records, Observatory Records, and a member of countless crews such as as the kirtan supergroup Vimanas Project, Plague Monks, ATAK, Atlantis Army, 11 Hooks Crew, Fellows of Perfect Penmanship, Monks Of The Paradox, Ascetic Dialect, Sands of Time and many more, Antony has released over
30 albums in the past 5 years, has a dozen more unpublished albums awaiting release, and is in the process of writing and recording over 40 more. Each of these aliases is simply one of many manifestations in a long line of spiritual rebirths: as a non-profit, non-religious spiritual hip-hop artist he is dedicated to alleviating misery and suffering in this all-too-often bleak world and empowering all those who need it 
through poetic & revolutionary words & deeds. Quoting famous anthropologist Margaret Mead, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world, for indeed it is the only thing that ever has." That is the ultimate mantra we should all live by. 
However, as a poet, there is another mantra we should also remember, which it seems too many have forgotten in the music industry:

"A tongue is a double-edged sword. It can be a weapon, but it can also heal."

BOOKINGS AND FEATURES:  iamdreyes@gmail.com

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