- Culture
- 06 Jul 19
Jafaris: On Music, Community, and His Dublin City
Jafaris. Copyright Miguel Ruiz.
Jafaris, one of Irish hip hop’s most revered heavy hitters, earned widespread acclaim with the release of his debut album, Stride, earlier this year. As the Zimbabwe-born and Dublin-raised rapper continues his journey to stardom, it’s clear his roots have remained firmly intact.
“As a teenager, when I started rapping, there was a communal vibe in Dublin,” he says. “There were shows in hotel function rooms, shows in churches that people rented out for a day. There was a lot happening, and there definitely a vibe of ‘We’re coming up together.’”
Now one of the country’s most playlisted acts, his days of function rooms and church halls are far behind him.