Kgotso Semela aka Ben Sharpa aka Oh Kaptain My Kaptain (born March 25, 1977 in Soweto, South Africa) is a veteran underground rapper and music producer. Considered by many as one of South Africa's most accomplished lyricists, Ben Sharpa is a founding member of cult crews GroundWorks and Audio Visual. March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Johannesburg, including Soweto, from the International Space Station Soweto is an urban area in Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ...

Ben Sharpa has shared the stage with artists such as Immortal Technique (June 2005), Jonzi-D (June 2003), Black Thought (August 2001), Mr. Len and Jean Grae (May 2001). In June 2006, Sharpa headlined alongside Wordsworth and Jonzi-D as part of the Tri-Continental Hip Hop Festival - a historical 3-city Hip Hop tour that was held to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Youth Month in South Africa. He is also a founding member of the performance crew for the annual Hip-Hop Connected lyrical theatre event held at Artscape Theatre in Cape Town every September (Heritage Month). Felipe Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known as Immortal Technique, is a hip hop MC and political activist. ... Image of artist Black Thought (born Tariq Trotter) is the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group The Roots. ... Mr. ... Jean Grae Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim) is a female MC and writer. ... Wordsworth, an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2...

Discography

• GroundWorks Demolition: The MeStory - GroundWorks, Con Camp Publishing (CC001)
• Pavement Special Vol.1 - Concentration Camp, Con Camp Publishing (CC002)
• B. Sharpa - Ben Sharpa. Pioneer Unit Records/ Con Camp Publishing 2006 (PUCC001)

External links

• http://www.myspace.com/bensharpa

More Info

bensharpa [at] gmail.com