A Growing Rap, Fashion Scene in Northern Nigeria

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Lagos has long been known as Nigeria’s center for pop culture.It is home to Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood.And many of the country’s most well-known musicians and artists live there.
在撒哈拉以南的非洲，人们长久以来一直认为拉各斯是尼日利亚流行文化的中心。拉各斯是尼日利亚电影业诺莱坞的所在地。尼日利亚许多著名的音乐家和艺术家都居住在此地。
But a group of rappers and fashion designers are creating their own cultural community in another city, Kaduna.The northern Nigerian city is about 600 kilometers from Lagos.
但是，目前一群说唱艺人和时尚设计师正在另一座城市卡杜纳创造他们自己的文化群体。这座位于尼日利亚北部的城市距离拉各斯600公里。
DJ Jakes Tudu is a disc jockey, or DJ, in Kaduna. On his weekly radio show, he plays the latest music from local rap artists.
杰克斯·图杜是卡杜纳的电台音乐节目主持人（DJ）。在他每周主持的广播节目中，他都会播放当地说唱音乐艺术家最流行的音乐。
Hip-hop is very popular in Nigeria.And rappers like Morell, DJ AB, Kheengz, and Classiq are part of a new generation of Kaduna musicians.They are trying to put Kaduna – and northern Nigeria – on the music map.
嘻哈音乐是尼日利亚广受欢迎的文化。莫雷利、DJ AB、吉尼格兹、克拉斯科等说唱艺人（人名均为音译）是新一代卡杜纳音乐家的组成部分。他们正尝试让卡杜纳和尼日利亚北部在音乐发展方面占有一席之地。
To most people, Kaduna may seem like a quiet and conservative city.But, its growing music scene shows there is much more to the town.
卡杜纳对于多数人来说可能是一座安静保守的城市。但是，它在音乐领域发展迅速，证明了这座城市其实蕴藏着更多的内涵。
One popular music artist in Kaduna is Kevin Words. He is a local celebrity, thanks to songs like “Heaven”.
凯文·沃尔兹是卡杜纳的一位流行音乐艺术家。多亏了《天堂》这样的歌曲，他成为了当地的名人。
DJ Jakes is a very big fan of Kevin Words.
电台音乐节目主持人杰克斯是凯文·沃尔兹的超级粉丝。
“Stepping into the Kaduna music industry you have to listen to the likes of Kevin Words because a lot of people out there have this stereotype or this mindset that Kaduna artists or Kaduna industry is full of mediocres, and when you hear people like Kevin Words, man, trust me you want to sit up.”
“置身卡杜纳的音乐行业，你一定要听像凯文·沃尔兹这样的艺人唱歌，因为这里很多人都有一种固定思维，他们认为卡杜纳艺术家或卡杜纳的产业非常一般，可当你听到凯文·沃尔兹这样的艺术家唱歌，相信我，你一定会坐下来聆听的。”
Another of Kaduna’s rising stars is 28-year-old Ibrahim Ilyia.His stage name is IBI.
卡杜纳另一位后起之秀是28岁的易卜拉辛·伊利里亚。他的艺名是IBI。
Ilyia mixes Hausa, the local language, with American hip-hop style. His recent hit song is called “Alhamdulillah.”Ilyia says he fell in love with rap music at a young age.He makes rap music now because he still loves it.
伊利里亚将当地语言豪萨语和美国嘻哈曲风融合起来。他最新的流行歌曲叫做《感谢真主》。伊利里亚称，他从小就爱上了饶舌音乐。正因为到现在还热爱它，所以现在他也在做饶舌音乐。
He says many of Kaduna’s rappers move to Lagos to try to advance their music careers.But, Ilyia wants to stay in Kaduna -- and help build the city’s music scene.
他认为，卡杜纳许多说唱歌手都去拉各斯提升他们的音乐事业。但是，伊利里亚想要留在卡杜纳，帮助打造这座城市的乐坛。
“I’m not actually against people going to Lagos, but if Kaduna people can just build themselves alone, reach a certain level, I mean Lagos is nothing now. We’ll counter them.”
“实际上我并不反对人们去拉各斯，但是如果卡杜纳人能够独自将自己提升到某个高度，我觉得拉各斯也就没什么了。我们将与他们抗衡。”
Music is just one part of hip-hop culture in Nigeria.Fashion is also important.And Kaduna has also become a promising place for young designers.
音乐仅仅是尼日利亚嘻哈文化的一部分。时尚领域也非常重要。卡杜纳对于年轻设计师来说也已经成为了有发展前途的地方。
One successful designer is Hussena Raji.She is the CEO of Mummy’s Fashun.She designs clothes that combine both urban and African styles.
侯塞娜·拉吉是成功的设计师。她是“妈妈时尚”公司的首席执行官。她设计的衣服融合了都市风格和非洲风格。
“I decided to blend hip-hop because that’s what’s selling right now in the market. Almost everybody wants to wear and feel like it.So, we try as much as possible to make everything look it.”
“我决定融合嘻哈风，因为目前市场上销售的就是这样风格的服装。几乎所有人都想穿这样的衣服，想拥有嘻哈的感觉。因此，我们尽可能尝试做到这一切。”
Mixing styles is popular now among Kaduna fashion designers.One of them is 24-year-old Patrick Yamai.He tries to mix professional styles with casual ones.He likes to make clothes that can be worn to work as well as out to restaurants and bars in the evenings. His label, YKP Clothing, tries to keep an African influence in all of its styles, as well.
目前，卡杜纳时尚设计师流行设计混搭风的衣服。24岁的帕特里克·亚麦就是其中之一。他尝试将职业风和休闲风融合起来。他想要设计既可以工作时穿，也可以晚上在餐馆或酒吧穿的衣服。他的商标“YKP服饰”也尝试在其所有设计的风格中都能保持非洲的风格。
Yamai did not start out as a fashion designer.He studied accounting in school.And, DJ Jakes studied architecture.But, they each grew to care about building Kaduna’s own arts scene.
亚麦最开始并不是时尚设计师。他在学校学习会计学。电台音乐节目主持人杰克斯学习建筑学。不过，他们逐渐开始想要打造卡杜纳自己的艺术氛围。
As DJ Jakes said, he has a passion for northern talent, and is trying hard to promote it.
就像DJ杰克斯说的，他对尼日利亚北部展现出来的天赋非常热爱，并且正在努力发扬它。
I’m Phil Dierking.
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