Kampala - based graffiti artist / illustrator / remix producer and star DJ “Kid Gringo” from Leipzig, Germany broadcasts his quarantine soundtrack from his apartment in Kansanga, mixing African and American trap, hip hop and reggae with Jamaican and Ugandan dancehall beats. Gringo is gonna present some if his latest musical discoveries, dubplates and exclusive remixes, supported by the very talented young “MC Tshongo Le Manifique” from DR Congo.Bio:*Born 1978 in Leipzig Germany*1983 illustrated book “Matthias im Zoo” (hgb Leipzig)*1990 first graffiti*1995 first published comic 1 page series + illustrations*1998 6 months stay in Brazil after “Abitur”*1998 founded “Rotzloeffelz HiFi” Soundsystem*2001 - 2010 studies at HGB Leipzig*2005 / 2009 books “stickers” and “stickers 2” (Die Gestalten)*1999 - ... exhibitions / participation in group shows f.e. in Leipzig, Berlin, Hamburg, Copenhagen, São Paulo, Brasilia, Vienna, Kampala (...)*co founder of Klebstoff magazine and international neighborhood*2005 - 2010 multiple stays in São Paulo and Brasilia, Brazil*2009 - 2013 official DJ / video co-director / co song writer for (Ronny) Trettmann (tours, 2 albums, 2 EPs, collaborations w MC Fitti, K.I.Z., Kraftklub (...))*2012 “Überselector” crowning*2011 - 2014 Zeitgeist Blingerz DJ / Remix project (many shows)*2017 moved to Kampala, Uganda*since 2018 official graphic head for the underground music labels Hakuna Kulala and Nyege Nyege Tapes (2019)*recently working on solo exhibition in kampala / local talent mixtape “gaman juice 2” / artist mixtape + album with local dancehall talent “Ratigan” and Congolese Rapper “Tshongo le manifique”
