Sampa The Great

Sampa the Great performs a rap concert at Thalia Hall in Chicago. The Zambian artist's music is rooted in hip-hop, and this stop is part of a visit to the city.

Sampa the Great is a Zambian rapper and composer whose music is rooted in hip-hop. Born in Zambia in 1993, the artist has been active since 2014 and released the debut album, The Great Mixtape, in 2015. The work is built on rap, the genre at the center of this concert, and it draws on the hip-hop tradition in its lyrics and production.

The show takes place at Thalia Hall, a Chicago venue that mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music. The bill is a rap performance, so it suits listeners who follow hip-hop and want to hear it live in a room whose programming covers a wider range of contemporary music.

Fans of Zambian and African hip-hop, and of rap artists who write their own songs, will find the evening centered on the artist's own catalog and voice. Those new to the project can start with The Great Mixtape, the debut album that introduced the work to listeners in 2015, before the concert.