A neighborhood voice mixing Moroccan traditions with reggae and hip-hop rhythms.
For a quick sense of their approach, "Bumbum Tey Tey" and "Pai" both show how they mix local rhythms with straightforward neighborhood storytelling. Nothing fancy, just what they know.
MC Japa started writing songs about life in the Japoma neighborhood of Casablanca, which gave the group its name. Their track "Bumbum Tey Tey" became widely known alongside other songs that pull from Moroccan traditions while working with hip-hop and reggae rhythms. It's a specific community sound that doesn't try to be anything else.
MC Japa formed in 2010 around Mohamed El Kharraz, who grew up in Japoma. They put out a debut album called "Japoma" in 2012, with Kharraz handling most vocals and lyrics while working with a rotating group of musicians. The songs have stayed rooted in that neighborhood perspective while the sound has developed.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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