Octopizzo’s music gets a new edge
Friday December 18 2020
By BILL ODIDI
Summary
After a decade in which he has risen from a young, angry rapper confronting the status quo, Henry Ohanga, famously known as Octopizzo, has in recent years made a shift in his music embracing cultural influences from across Kenya to give the music a stronger identity.
This transformation has peaked with the release of his fifth album “Jungle Fever” which combines hip hop with rumba and benga, electronic sounds with African percussions.
After a decade in which he has risen from a young, angry rapper confronting the status quo, Henry Ohanga, famously known as Octopizzo, has in recent years made a shift in his music embracing cultural influences from across Kenya to give the music a stronger identity.