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    SÅMPA THE • GREAT LIVE

    Nov 13, 2019 5 minutes

    It’s strange to call it a ‘homecoming’ but for Sampa The Great, her Melbourne show at the Forum was just that — a hometown celebration. The Zambian-born rapper was raised in Botswana and jetted to California to study music for film, before moving to Sydney to pursue an SAE course in audio production. But since 2018, Melbourne has been home. Teaming with producer Alejandro ‘JJ’ Abapo to make ‘The Return’ LP, released late 2018 and garnering a Best Hip Hop Album ARIA nomination along the way.

    Sampa has toured the world. Mostly she travels light, flying in and out of festivals and short tours. There’s been a commensurately frugal approach to production but Sampa pulled out all stops for the sold out Forum show.

    Joining the core group of keys,

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