Samuel Karugu

Sam Karugu is a musician, producer, and DJ who explores the boundaries of sound and music. His music is experimental - it borders, blurs and mixes between Noise, metal, punk, industrial, breakcore, ambient and ‘traditional’ African music. Mostly musically ‘formally’ self-taught, but studied audio and media in film school, Sam sees, sound and music as a powerful medium especially through performance as rituals, happenings, and friendly get togethers that connect him and the audience in a visceral, cathartic and fun way that could also inform or provoke thought. He is part of the duos Duma, Nari, Systemes Bordeliques, Usura, and solo as Final rupture of the varicose vein and Slammy Karugu among other projects. Sam is based in Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda but is always on the move on tour in Europe, Americas and other parts of the world looking for new ways to challenge himself and engage with his listeners and fans. Sam has just finished his first Asia tour in Indonesia, and is working on a solo album out on Nyege Nyege tapes, as well as a self-release of live recordings from his Indonesia tour and working on numerous new collaborative projects.

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