Its been a while and a lot has happened! Here’s the catch up on the film, the project, the guys…

Urban Project hosted a kick ass CD release party for Maisha Magumu (Hard Life) in Vancouver with an energetic performance by the CFC and a spirited freestyle battle between an insanely talent MC (Kofi) and OUR MC James (literally, our master of ceremonies) who held his own surprisingly well.

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We sold some albums, raising $700 dollars for the artists, Wakali Wa Downtown which goes a surprisingly loooooong way in Dar. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THESE TALENTED YOUTH!! XO

We are still selling the album on CD Baby and ALL the money raised goes back to these artists.

So what has happened with the money?

Danya (Director of Urban Project) returned to Dar and with the money raised and has set the guys up in housing for ANOTHER YEAR! She also managed to pay some school fees and is in the process of setting up assistants in Dar who will keep the support running smoothly from the ground. Meet David and you know Ninja, he has gone from being a participant to an assistant in the Dar es Salaam Project. Right on, Ninja. See the story about them HERE. The msela are all doing well and aside from the typical street life problems, they are generally healthy and continue to keep themselves inspired.

And their music? Listen to this…

Omary recorded this track after we left Dar. He found another studio (24/7 Records) and producer to help him. These guys continue to amaze us.

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