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Sampa the Great
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- hip-hop
- Fans
- 17.6k
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Sampa the Great is a Zambian rapper and songwriter whose music sits within hip hop. Born in Zambia in 1993, she has been active since 2014 and released her debut album, The Great Mixtape, in 2015.
Next date in London: 12 February 2027 at Village Underground.
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- Latest album
- Nu Zamrock (2026)New
- Born
- 1993 · Zambie
- Origin
- Zambie
- Active since
- 2014
- Label
- Ninja Tune
About — The artist
Sampa Tembo (born 9 August 1993), known by her stage name Sampa the Great, is a Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter. Between 2014 and 2020, she lived in Australia. Her first solo album, The Return (September 2019), peaked at number 12 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the 2019 ARIA Music Awards, she won Best Hip Hop Release for her second single, 'Final Form'. The following year, she won the same category for The Return, as well as the awards for Best Female Artist and Best Independent Release. In March 2020, Sampa became the first artist to win the Australian Music Prize twice: for Birds and the Bee9 (November 2017) and for The Return. Since late 2020, the artist has been back in Zambia, where she released her second studio album, As Above, So Below (September 2022).
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Discography
- The Great Mixtape 2015
- Birds and the BEE9 2017
- Triple J Live at the Wireless - Splendour in the Grass 2018 2018
- The Return 2019
- As Above So Below 2022
- Nu Zamrock 2026