Tumi Molekane

Tumi Molekane (born 16 August 1981) is a South African rapper and poet. He was the lead vocalist of Tumi and the Volume, that was officially disbanded in 2012.[1] In 2016 Tumi relaunched himself as Stogie T[2] and released an album called Stogie T which featured Da L.E.S, Lastee, Emtee, Nasty C, Nadia Nakai & Yanga.[3] He has 2 singles from the album. The first single "Diamond Walk" features rapper Nadia Nakai in the video. His second single from the album is called "By Any Means" which features a hook and verses from Emtee and Yanga.

Tumi Molekane
Birth nameBoitumelo Molekane
Also known asThe Poet MC
Stogie T
Born (1981-08-16) 16 August 1981
Tanzania
OriginJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, poet, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005-present
LabelsMotif Records
Associated actsTumi and the Volume, Reason
Websitetumipoetmc.com

Background

Tumi and the Volume also comprises the members of the Mozambican band 340ml.[4]

Molekane was born in Tanzania while his South African parents lived in exile there.[5] In 1992 he repatriated to South Africa and took up residence in Soweto.

Music career

In 2005, Tumi recorded the song "Trade Winds" with Cincinnati-based rapper Main Flow. In 2006 he published his debut album, Music from My Good Eye, through his record label, Motif Records.

The album was later listed as one of the greatest South African albums of all time.[6]

In 2006, he was published in the American literary journal The Subterranean Quarterly. [7]

Tumi was also involved in the Dead Prez show around late in 2000 and also took part in the Black August tour to South Africa in 2001.[8]

He has also performed with South African recording artists Blk Sonshine, Keorapetse Kgositsile, Watkin Tudor Jones, Lesego Rampolokeng. Saul Williams, Sarah Jones and Mutabaruka. He has also worked alongside Chinese Man, a French Hip-Hop crew, producing the album The Journey together in 2015.[9]

In his book Stealing Empire: P2P, Intellectual Property and Hip-hop Subversion (2008), Professor Adam Haupt of the University of Cape Town analyzed the lyrics Molekane wrote for the Tumi and the Volume song "76", as well as others. Among Haupt's arguments are that contemporary hip hop music provides critical insights into the inheritance of violence in post-apartheid South Africa.[10]

He contends that, despite commercial and often sexist imperatives in mainstream hip hop music, South Africa has produced a number of socially conscious hip hop artists, who are reluctant to compromise their art and political views. In 2016, he was featured on Ghanaian rapper M.anifest's album Nowhere Cool. In 2018 Stogie released Honey and Pain, which is the follow up to his eponymous 2016 album. [11]

References
  1. "The Man from the Volume | Mahala". www.mahala.co.za. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. "Tumi Mogano relaunches himself as Stogie T". Channel. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. "Stogie T Releases His New Album's Tracklist". SA Hip Hop Mag. 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  4. "340ml - SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC". Music.org.za. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  5. "Sauti za Busara: Tumi and the Volume". Mambo Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  6. Simon Harper, "Tumi from the V's album listed in the greatest local rap album of all time",Hype magazine,23 May 2013
  7. Kim pebble, "Tumi is one to lookout for",The Subterranean Quarterly,16 July 2013
  8. "Open Minds 16 April 2003". Africa's Gateway. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  9. "THE JOURNEY – TUMI & CHINESE MAN - CHINESE MAN RECORDS". Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. Haupt, Adam (2008). Stealing Empire: P2P, Intellectual Property and Hip-hop Subversion. Cape Town: Human Sciences Research Council. pp. 157, 202–209. ISBN 9780796922090. OCLC 184829137.
  11. "Tumi & The Volume (South Africa)". music.org.za. Making Music Productions. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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