I'm a 33 year old rapper, producer and so music is definitely my main passion. I make hip-hop and bass music and rap with an Afro-Jazz-Rap band called Black Jesus Experience (BJX). I'm super chilled and love traveling to foreign lands and connecting with locals and exploring new landscapes. Im half Zimbabwean and half Anglo-Australian and grew up in a small town in the Northern Territory so I appreciate the city buzz but love the wilderness as well. I've been lucky enough to travel with the band to play in Germany, Switzerland, England (at Glastonbury Festival), and Ethiopia twice. I love sharing my music and words with different people, music is the universal language! Being a Sagittarius I have a great deal of wanderlust and enjoy traveling and experiencing all the unique sights, sounds, and flavours of the world. I'm lucky enough to live in Melbourne which is very multicultural so I get a taste of these things even when I'm local. I work with young people doing hip-hop workshops - writing songs and making beats together. I find this is a great way for young people to express themselves and music is a great tool for self-empowerment and pride.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To connect with like-minded souls both at home and around the globe on my travels. To share my insider knowledge of the local haunts and bands to check out and receive the same from others.

Interests

My main is interest is music, for genres see below, but I love performing at and attending concerts, festivals, raves, soundsystem parties,

Reading
Writing
Poetry/Spoken Word
All arts
I'm passionate about progressive politics and social justice issues particularly refuges, minorities and the marginalised.

• arts
• writing
• poetry
• concerts
• glastonbury
• festivals
• cooking
• partying
• raves
• politics
• reading
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• spoken word
• camping

Music, Movies, and Books

Music - Early nineties golden era hip-hop from the likes of Nas, The Roots, Organised Konfusion. New school - J Dilla, Madlib, Jay Electronica.
Jazz from the classics - John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis to the modern - Robert Glasper is one of my favourite musicians.
New school beats and bass music- Flying Lotus, Mark Pritchard,
old school Jungle - Congo Natty, Bukem etc.
Rootsy African music especially from Mali, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.
Afro-latin vibes.
Deep Dance music like Floating Points, Lone etc.
Heavy stuff like Rage Against the Machine, Jimi Hendrix. Love my roots reggae, 90's dancehall

Movies - Into the Wild, American Beauty, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, La Haine, City of God

Books - On the Road, The Hobbit, The Road.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The Everest Base Camp trek in 2013 is one of the most epic, challenging and awe inspiring adventures I've had.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach people how to rap, freestyle and make a beat. I'd like to learn Spanish.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my musical talents, perhaps through a freestyle. I can cook a pretty mean curry. We'll probably share a few laughs and some interesting conversations/travel stories.

Countries I’ve Visited

England, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Nepal, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Zimbabwe