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Artist: Sampa The Great

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Sampa Tembo, aka Sampa The Great, is a Zambian singer-songwriter and rapper, known for her explosive on stage performances and powerful messages of equality. Sampa Tembo was born in Zambia 2003 and raised in Botswana. She moved to Sydney in 2014 and is now based in Melbourne.
Her debut mixtape, The Great Mixtape, was released for free and was produced by Sydney producer and musician Dave Rodriguez, who performs jazz under the moniker Godriguez. Sampa credits her African youth as the source of her 'political consciousness'.
After the release of her debut single Black Dignity,  Sampa featured on Urthboy's album The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat on the track Second Chance with OKENYO. In 2018, Sampa released her debut album The Return and it won the Australian Music Prize, achieving critical acclaim and peaking at #12 on the ARIA charts.
Sampa the Great's career progressed further upon the release of her debut album The Return. This album featured the singles Energy, OMG, Freedom, Time's Up and most famously, Final Form, which was nominated for Best Video and Best Hip Hop release at the ARIA awards of 2019. She eventually won the Australian Music Award for the album.
Most recently, she teamed up with Baker Boy in September 2020 to release the single, Better Days. 
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ARIAs 2020: Sampa The Great and Archie Roach call for change in powerful live perfomances

by Phoebe Repeti

Wednesday night’s ARIAs were a standout for many reasons. Most notably was Sampa The Great and Archie Roach’s stirring performances addressing Australia’s history of racism….

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Happy Listening: the best 5 new releases this week

by Ben Hansen

Happy Listening has returned for an all-Australian edition of the best new releases from Egoism, A. Swayze & the Ghosts, Sampa the Great, and more….

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WATCH: Sampa The Great – ‘Time’s Up’

by Kayla McNicoll

There is no doubting that through The Return, Sampa The Great created one of 2019’s best albums. Now the musical visionary has shared the music video for one…

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Sampa The Great releases her incredible Roots Picnic live performance

by Kayla McNicoll

Zambian-Australian artist Sampa The Great has quickly established herself as one of the most influential voices in Australia.  Now, Sampa The Great has just released…

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10 great Australian records to buy on Bandcamp today

by Claudia Schmidt

For one day only, Bandcamp is donating 100% of their profits to artists in light of the current coronavirus pandemic and its inevitable economic impact…

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The 2019 Australian Music Prize finalists have been announced

by Matt Brazel

After whittling down a list of 107 albums, the finalists for the 2019 Australian Music Prize have been announced. The resulting list represents a wealth…

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Coachella announce insane 2020 line up and sell out instantly

by Happy

Coachella have dropped what is perhaps the largest line up we have seen in recent years. As promised Rage Against The Machine are headlining along…

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Sampa The Great, Thelma Plum and The Chats lead 2019 J Awards nominations

by Dennis De Caires

triple j have kicked off the ABC’s Ausmusic month by announcing the nominees for the 2019 J Awards. Melbourne-based rapper Sampa The Great leads the…

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The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now

by Luke Saunders

After an interesting week where palpable talent was overshadowed by the elucidating presence of misogyny in the music industry, we can’t help but take a…

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The 5 new records we’re listening to today

by Happy

Happy Friday, y’all. The end of a working week means the beginning of a weekend’s listening, and as ever, there are plenty of new records…

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New Melbourne festival Sun Cycle NYD unveils epic debut lineup for 2020

by Sarah Gillard

As if there weren’t already enough incredible New Years festivals to choose from, Melbourne is getting another stellar electronic music festival that’ll be making its…

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Happy listening: the 6 best new releases of the week

by Patti Burton

This week has brought the world another stack of new releases from some amazing artists. Here are five that stand out to us. From Australian…

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WATCH: Sampa The Great – OMG

by Happy

After two mixtapes, Sampa The Great has announced her debut album The Return by sharing a brand new clip, OMG. Every frame is a masterpiece – check it…

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