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Mzungu (pronounced [m̩ˈzuŋɡu]) is the southern, central and eastern African term for a person of foreign descent. Literally translated it means "someone who roams around aimlessly" or "aimless wanderer" (from the Swahili words zungu, zunguzungu, zunguka, zungusha, mzungukaji, meaning to go round and round; from Ganda okuzunga which means to wander aimlessly). The term was first used by natives of East Africa to describe European explorers in the 18th century.^{[citation needed]} It is now commonly used in most Bantu languages of East, Central and Southern Africa, especially in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda and Zambia.

In Swahili, the plural form of mzungu is wazungu.^[1][2][3] The possessive kizungu (or chizungu) translated literally means "of the aimless wanderers". It has now come to mean "language of the aimless wanderers" and more commonly English, as it is the language most often used by Wazungu in East Africa. However it can be used generally for any European language. Wachizungu, Bachizungu, etc. – literally "things of the aimless wanderers" – have come to mean the Western culture, cuisine and lifestyle.

In Kinyarwanda and Kirundi, European people are also known as rutuku which means "red" (after their skin color). The word English has been loaned into Bantu languages as kiingereza in Swahili, chingeleshi in Bemba or lungereza in Ganda.

See also[link]

• List of terms for white people in non-Western cultures
• Tendai Mzungu

References[link]

External links[link]

• "Mzungu! Mzungu! Mzungu! Give me my money" Ugandan experiences from Ian Anderson

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Mzungu Kichaa aka Espen Sørensen is a Danish singer and musician. He was born in Denmark, but grew up in Tanzania, where his parents worked in the field of Development Cooperation. They went there when he was six years old. In Tanzania he learned to speak Swahili fluently and later on he got involved in music and particularly in the production of Bongo Flava at Bongo Records. The latest outcome of his interest in East African music is his first solo album "Tuko Pamoja".

Music career[link]

In the late 1990s Espen Sørensen was among the first artists that started recording at Bongo Records in Dar Es Salaam, among them Juma Nature, TID, Mangwair, Ferooz and Professor Jay. During that time it was also, when he got his artist's name Mzungu Kichaa, what can be translated by "Crazy white man".^[1] He didn't appear among the upcoming artists in Tanzania at that time, but did some choruses on several songs around 2001.^[2] Later on he went to the UK to do his undergraduate studies in Music and Cultural Anthropology. After finishing his MA in African Studies he stepped back to his music career, founding a group called Effigong in 2006. In 2008 he decided to continue as a solo artist and sucdeeded to release his first record in 2009 on the independent label Caravan Records.^[3] The album was first released in East Africa, but after getting airplay on several European radio stations it was also released in Europe in May 2009. The songs of the album, like "Jitolee" (feat. Professor Jay) or "Wajanja" are all in Swahili, the language mainly used in East African Bongo Flava. The lyrics of the songs focus on social problems in Tanzania, like poverty.^[4] Sørensen did a three-weeks promotion tour for his album in february 2009, mainly in Tanzania and Kenya, but he also performed in Denmark with the backing group ReCulture.

The single Jitolee has been a hit in Tanzania and Kenya.^[5]

Discography[link]

• Tuko Pamoja (2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

• African HipHop
• Kongoi
• Mzungu Kichaa to Launch Debut Album
• Inside World Music - CD-Review

Tendai Mzungu (born 28 February 1986) is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Of Zimbabwean descent, he was born in Melbourne, but moved to Perth at the age of nine. Mzungu represented the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) before being recruited to Fremantle at the end of the 2010 season, and made his debut for the club the following season.

Career[link]

Of Zimbabwean descent, Mzungu was born in Melbourne, and moved to Perth, Western Australia, at the age of nine. He attended Kent Street Senior High School, and played amateur football for the Trinity Aquinas Football Club.^[1] Falling into the Perth Football Club's recruitment zone in the WAFL, Mzungu made his senior debut for the club in 2006.^[2] He played 72 games over 5 years, winning the Butcher Medal Perth's best and fairest award in 2010,^[3] and polling 20 votes in the 2010 Sandover Medal.^[4]

The Fremantle Football Club obtained Mzungu in the trading period before the 2010 AFL Draft, trading their 39th selection to the new Gold Coast club, in return for Mzungu and the 44th selection,^[3] after he was pre-listed by the Gold Coast^[5] as part of the new club's entry concessions. Fremantle had originally intended to rookie list him, but decided to obtain him via a trade after his good form in the 2010 WAFL season.^[4]

Mzungu performed well for Fremantle in the 2011 NAB Cup pre-season games and was tipped to replace the injured Roger Hayden in Fremantle's backline.^[6] However, in Fremantle's final pre-season game he damaged his knee medial ligament^[7] He returned to football 10 weeks later, be selected directly to the AFL, rather than for Perth in the WAFL.^[8] His debut for Fremantle was in the Round 9 match at AAMI Stadium against Port Adelaide, which Fremantle won by 52 points. He was selected as the substitute player^[9] and only played the final quarter, replacing Hayden Ballantyne who suffered from a corked thigh (quadriceps contusion).^[10]

References[link]

External links[link]

• WAFL Player Profile and Statistics
• Tendai Mzungu's statistics from AFL Tables

Professor Jay may also mean Wally Jay.

Joseph Haule (born December 29, 1975), popularly known as Professor Jay, is a Tanzanian hip hop artist. He is one of the prominent representants of the "Bongo Flava" Tanzanian hip hop subgenre, which mixes elements from both Western hip hop and the Tanzanian tradition (including swahili lyrics as well as an activist attitude towards Tanzanian social issues such as HIV/AIDS, wealth, inequality, and political corruption).^[1]

Biography[link]

He started rapping in 1994 as a member of the group Hard Blasters, best known for their hit "Chemsha Bongo" (then he used stage name Nigga J) from their first album, "Funga Kazi". Only one year later, they won the title of best hip-hop group in Tanzania.^[2]

During his solo career which he started in 2001, he has released number of hits, including "Nikusaidiaje" and "Zali la Mentali (feat Juma Nature)". Other songs released by Professor Jay include "Piga Makofi" and "Yataka Moyo".^[3] Just like Mr. II, he is a pioneering Tanzanian MC, who have remained some of the most popular hip hop musicians in Tanzania, despite influx of many new bidders. Also similar to Mr. II his lyrics often have political messages. In one of his songs he imitates an elder politician and ridicules the fake promises they all mindlessly spew as they are trying to get elected. The song continues with a chorus saying the words "Ndio Mzee" which means "Yes Elder". This represents the brain washing of the public as politicians make these false promises over and over. It is interesting to note however, that after this song was produced, the president of Tanzania referenced the lyrics in one of his speeches, which acknowledged the presence of Bongo Flava and the success of Professor Jay's political lyrics.^[4]

His first album, "Machozi, Jasho na Damu," gained instant recognition for which Professor Jay won several awards. He attained other awards such as the best hip-hop album in Tanzania with his second album, "Mapinduzi halisi".^[2]

Professor Jay's songs include Nikusaidiaje (featuring Ferooz), Nimeamini (featuring Lady Jaydee), Inatosha (featuring Sugu), Vuta raha (featuring Ferooz), Border kwa border (featuring Nazizi), Heka heka za star, Interlude, J.O.S.E.P.H., Nisamehe (featuring Banana), Wapi nimakosea, Una, Hakuna Noma, Jina Langu, Bongo Dar Es Salaam, Piga Makofi, Msinitenge, Sio Mzee, Zali la Mentali, Nidivyo Sivyo, Mtazamo (featuring Afande Sele and Solo Thang), Hapo Sawa.^[5] Professor Jay is featured on Nonini's song "Kumekucha" ^[6]

His former group Hard Blasters is set for a comeback in 2009. The new lineup will consist of Professor Jay, Big Willy and Fanani. They will release a new album ^[7]

Solo albums[link]

• Machozi Jasho na Damu 2001
• Mapinduzi Halisi 2003
• J.O.S.E.P.H 2006
• Aluta Continua 2007

Awards[link]

Won[link]

• 2004 Tanzania Music Awards (Kilimanjaro Music Awards)- Best Hip Hop Album ("Mapinduzi Halisi") ^[8]
• 2006 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Song (Nikusaidiaje) ^[9]
• 2006 Kisima Music Awards - Best Tanzanian Song (Nikusaidiaje)^[10]
• 2007 Kisima Music Awards - Best Ugandan Song (Sivyo Ndiviyo with Chameleone) ^[11]
• 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards) - Best Male Artist (Tanzania) ^[12]
• 2009 Tanzania Music Awards - Best Songwriter ^[13]

Nominated[link]

• 2008 MTV Africa Music Awards - Best Hip Hop ^[14]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Swahili Remix
• Bongo Flava