SHPOPS was created in 2009 in Brussels in order to get young musicians and artists connected under various different projects. The idea of SHPOPS Projects is to promote young artists whilst also developing social initiatives. The first project 'Foreign Exchange' was a compilation CD bringing together artists from across Europe in order to show people what they were all up to and to raise money for a Youth Empowerment and HIV Awareness programme which I was involved in in Uganda. 

Whilst in Uganda I set up some small music projects with young people tackling issues that affecting the young in rural communities. I also had the opportunity to meet some great young up and coming hip hop artists in Kampala and artists across Uganda and am working on ways in which to expand the collaborations done with artists and to set up a more concrete music project focusing on educating young people and helping them engage with and tackle issues that they face in their communities which may be taboo or which other youths might benefit from learning about. This project will fall under SHPOPS's  'Conscious Youth' programme. 

Work in Uganda included:

-Working in both primary and secondary schools with a variety of different groups. Recording the primary school music groups' songs about issues affecting young Ugandans.
-Recording The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Jinja Drama Group who are an HIV positive choir who use their experiences to sensitize rural communities through music, dance and drama.
-Recording & working with artists in the Jinja region
-Working with artists in rural communities who have little or no access to instruments, musical education or recording facilities. 

SHPOPS will aim to promote these artists and projects in our next project in a non-profit format with money both helping involved projects and the development of SHPOPS Projects.

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D mc viniikizo born as Sentamu nuludinii he 
is a uganda rapper bboy beat boxr community youth hip hop activist,teacher,musician,Educator.speaker 
a social artist who uses innovative arts, hip hop and creative facilitation to facilitate life transforming experiences
 and edifying artistc and life skills he is Fouder/Director of Nawe osobola mcing project uganda 
a  hip hop youth movement which equips youth with the leadership skills etc he is  youth  leader at HIP HOP FOR THE CHANGE
 movement wich use hip hop elements as are tool to bring
 a positive change in are young people lifes he belives hip hop can transfor 
i lifes when we use it in are positive way peace

ANA is a singer/ lyricist/ composer based in Berlin and Brussels. The songs presented on this page are originals written by Ana da Rocha Gaspar and guitarist Thomas Maillet. The compositions are influenced by different styles ranging from Jazz to Pop, Rock and Folk, reflecting the many musical references of the composers. The texts tell a life story, filled with various landscapes from the several places ANA has called home, a search for answers and truth, love and the place where time went, when it suddenly passed. Shifting from energetic to warm or melancholic moods, the songs tell a journey of their own.

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