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Gabriel Erjok Majer Akon (born c. 1994), known professionally as DyspOra (pronounced "die-spora"), is a South Sudanese-born Australian rapper and activist. He is the founder of the music collective and independent record label Playback 808, and released the 8-track EP, The AustrAlien, in partnership with the not-for-profit organisation Music in Exile in April 2020, after a series of singles and shorter collaborations. He calls his brand of hip hop "Sonic Activism", as he uses his music as a tool to influence social change.
Born around 1994 as Gabriel Erjok Majer Akon, he spent his first seven years living in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, before migrating to South Australia as a 10-year-old with his family in 2004. Attending school in Adelaide, he wrote poetry, and soon became a socially-conscious rapper called DyspOra.
Akon established Playback808 as an independent hip hop collective in 2011 and later (around 2017) as a record label.
Akon attracted national attention in 2017 after performing his song "Open Road" with Elsy Wameyo live on Tonightly with Tom Ballard on ABC TV. He has performed at many major music festivals and events. He challenges racism in Australian society and the music business. He cites the music and leadership of Bob Marley and Fela Kuti as sources of inspiration, saying that had he not listened to them, he may have chosen a legal or medical career.
In January 2019 Akon released "The One Freestyle", in which he takes aim at Australian police and the vilification of Sudanese people in Australia. He thinks that racism, as something which he and his loved ones experience constantly, is not being addressed with enough urgency in Australia, and believes in the power of music to influence people.
On 17 April 2020, Akon released his first EP, The AustrAlien, on all platforms, after a preview on Triple J. The 8-track mini-album was produced in partnership with the not-for-profit organisation Music in Exile (which showcases refugee and migrant artists), and features Elsy Wameyo, Lord Levi, NeSs and producers from Playback 808.
"When I succeed I am Australian, but when I fail I am African", he said as he announced its release. "It’s about wanting to belong, but still feeling alienated... I call them, 'Australiens'. They are the ones that want to be Australian, but they get treated like aliens, so they're somehow on the fringes. They are the biggest potential this country could ever have because of what they could add to this country. All the nation has to do is invest in them".
Akon calls his brand of hip hop "Sonic Activism", as he uses his music as a tool to influence social change. He has given TEDx Youth talks at universities and is a big believer in giving back, and is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists empowering young people through his music.
DyspOra
Gabriel Erjok Majer Akon (born c. 1994), known professionally as DyspOra (pronounced "die-spora"), is a South Sudanese-born Australian rapper and activist. He is the founder of the music collective and independent record label Playback 808, and released the 8-track EP, The AustrAlien, in partnership with the not-for-profit organisation Music in Exile in April 2020, after a series of singles and shorter collaborations. He calls his brand of hip hop "Sonic Activism", as he uses his music as a tool to influence social change.
Born around 1994 as Gabriel Erjok Majer Akon, he spent his first seven years living in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, before migrating to South Australia as a 10-year-old with his family in 2004. Attending school in Adelaide, he wrote poetry, and soon became a socially-conscious rapper called DyspOra.
Akon established Playback808 as an independent hip hop collective in 2011 and later (around 2017) as a record label.
Akon attracted national attention in 2017 after performing his song "Open Road" with Elsy Wameyo live on Tonightly with Tom Ballard on ABC TV. He has performed at many major music festivals and events. He challenges racism in Australian society and the music business. He cites the music and leadership of Bob Marley and Fela Kuti as sources of inspiration, saying that had he not listened to them, he may have chosen a legal or medical career.
In January 2019 Akon released "The One Freestyle", in which he takes aim at Australian police and the vilification of Sudanese people in Australia. He thinks that racism, as something which he and his loved ones experience constantly, is not being addressed with enough urgency in Australia, and believes in the power of music to influence people.
On 17 April 2020, Akon released his first EP, The AustrAlien, on all platforms, after a preview on Triple J. The 8-track mini-album was produced in partnership with the not-for-profit organisation Music in Exile (which showcases refugee and migrant artists), and features Elsy Wameyo, Lord Levi, NeSs and producers from Playback 808.
"When I succeed I am Australian, but when I fail I am African", he said as he announced its release. "It’s about wanting to belong, but still feeling alienated... I call them, 'Australiens'. They are the ones that want to be Australian, but they get treated like aliens, so they're somehow on the fringes. They are the biggest potential this country could ever have because of what they could add to this country. All the nation has to do is invest in them".
Akon calls his brand of hip hop "Sonic Activism", as he uses his music as a tool to influence social change. He has given TEDx Youth talks at universities and is a big believer in giving back, and is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop artists empowering young people through his music.